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Nehemiah 13:11

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Masoretic Text 1524

H7378 Then contended ואריבה

H854 I with את

H5461 the rulers הסגנים

H559 and said ואמרה

H4069 Why מדוע

H5800 forsaken נעזב

H1004 is the house בית

H430 of God האלהים

H6908 And I gathered them together ואקבצם

H5975 and set ואעמדם

H5921 them in על

H5977 their place עמדם׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

their

H5977 place

H5921 in

them

H5975 set

and

H6908 together

them

gathered

And

H5800 forsaken

H430 God

H1004 house

the

H4069 Why

H559 said

and

H5461 rulers

the

H854 with

H7378 contended

Then

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H7378

Hebrew: רִיב

Transliteration: rîyb

Pronunciation: reeb

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {adversary} {chide} {complain} {contend} {debate} X-(idiom) {ever} X-(idiom) lay {wait} {plead} {rebuke} {strive} X-(idiom) thoroughly.

Definition:

properly to {toss} that {is} grapple; mostly figuratively to {wrangle} that {is} hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

1. to strive, contend

a. (Qal)

1. to strive 1a

b. physically 1a

c. with words

1. to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue

2. to make complaint

3. to quarrel

d. (Hiphil) to contend against

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906