יָרִיב
yariv · adversary
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3401 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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yariv (יָרִיב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “adversary”.
One who contends with someone: his opponent in a dispute.
How to say it
ya·riv
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One who brings a case against someone.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- those who contend with me ×2
- one who contends with you ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 35:1
Of David. Contend, YHWH, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight me.
- Isaiah 49:25
For thus says YHWH: “Even the captives of the mighty one will be taken, and the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; and with the one who contends with you I will contend, and your children I will save.
- Jeremiah 18:19
Pay attention, YHWH, to me, and hear the voice of those who contend with me.