Nehemiah 13:11
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
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Contended
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Acts 11:2
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
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רִיב
rîyb · reeb
3 times translated as this KJV form66 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Strong's KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, × ever, × lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, × thoroughly.
Strong's first: Nehemiah 13:11Strong's last: Nehemiah 13:25
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diakrínō · dee-ak-ree'-no
1 times translated as this KJV form24 total Strong's occurrences
to separate thoroughly, i.e. (literally and reflexively) to withdraw from, or (by implication) oppose; figuratively, to discriminate (by implication, decide), or (reflexively) hesitate
Strong's KJV usage: :--contend, make (to) differ(-ence), discern, doubt, judge, be partial, stagger, waver.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 11:2Strong's last: Acts 11:2
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matstsûwth · mats-tsooth'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a quarrel
Strong's KJV usage: that contended.
Strong's first: Isaiah 41:12Strong's last: Isaiah 41:12
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rîyb · reeb
1 times translated as this KJV form59 total Strong's occurrences
a contest (personal or legal)
Strong's KJV usage: adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Job 31:13Strong's last: Job 31:13
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Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
H7378
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
H7378
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
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contended
CONTENDED, participle passive Urged in argument or debate; disputed; contested.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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