מְרִיבָה

me.ri.vahprovocationHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences2 books2 verses

Definition

from H7378; quarrel
Traditional renderings: provocation, strife.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Genesis 13:8מְרִיבָה֙ · contention
    So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.
  2. Numbers 27:14בִּמְרִיבַת֙ · contended
    …for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.