Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
provocation
Usage: strife, contention
Strong's Number
H4808
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
5
Strong's H4808 Quick Answer
Strong's H4808 מְרִיבָּה (mriybah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mriybah (mer-ee-baw') n-f. 1. quarrel [from H7378] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include strife and provocation. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mriybah (mer-ee-baw') n-f. 1. quarrel [from H7378]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- strife and provocation
Meaning and Definition
mriybah (mer-ee-baw') n-f. 1. quarrel [from H7378] KJV: provocation, strife. Root(s): H7378
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4808. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4808 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mriybah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
strife
Genesis 13:8
5×
provocation
Psalms 95:8
How Strong's H4808 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4808 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4808 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4808.
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4808, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4808 FAQ
What does meribah (מְרִיבָה) mean?
Meribah (Strong's H4808) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "provocation". mriybah (mer-ee-baw') n-f. 1. quarrel [from H7378]
How many times is meribah (מְרִיבָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4808 across 5 books.
Where can I study meribah (מְרִיבָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4808 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate meribah (מְרִיבָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as strife and provocation. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.