What does it mean to Contend?
Contend -
* To fight, do battle, dispute debate, compete.
* To strive in opposition or against difficulties.
* To maintain or assert, affirm strongly : state to be true.
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7378 %u05E8%u05B4%u05D9%u05D1 [riyb, ruwb /reeb/] v. A primitive root; TWOT 2159; GK 8189; 67 occurrences; AV translates as %u201Cplead%u201D 27 times, %u201Cstrive%u201D 13 times, %u201Ccontend%u201D 12 times, %u201Cchide%u201D six times, %u201Cdebate%u201D twice, and translated miscellaneously seven times. 1 to strive, contend. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to strive. 1a1a physically. 1a1b with words. 1a2 to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue. 1a3 to make complaint. 1a4 to quarrel. 1b (Hiphil) to contend against.
Strong, James: The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible : Showing Every Word of the Text of the Common English Version of the Canonical Books, and Every Occurrence of Each Word in Regular Order. electronic ed. Ontario : Woodside Bible Fellowship., 1996, S. H7378
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