רִיב (rîb) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning strive. It appears
70 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7378).
Also rendered
to contend
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2159)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2159)strive, contend; toss, grapple, wrangle, hold a controversy, defend; adversary, chide, complain, debate, plead, rebuke
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רִיבverb: strive, contend
Qalstrive
Strong's H7378רִיב: properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend KJV:adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, × ever, × lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, × thoroughly.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.