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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Strove

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

14exact KJV occurrences 11Old Testament 3New Testament 9books containing the word 6mapped Strong's IDs 11occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 26:20

And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where strove appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH5327
נָצָה

nâtsâh · naw-tsaw'

3 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to go forth, i.e. (by implication) to be expelled, and (consequently) desolate; causatively, to lay waste; also (specifically), to quarrel

Strong's KJV usage: be laid waste, runinous, strive (together).

Strong's first: Exodus 2:13Strong's last: Numbers 26:9

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HebrewH7378
רִיב

rîyb · reeb

3 times translated as this KJV form66 total Strong's occurrences

v

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: Genesis 26:21Strong's last: Numbers 20:13

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GreekG3164
μάχομαι

máchomai · makh'-om-ahee

2 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute

Strong's KJV usage: :--fight, strive.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: John 6:52Strong's last: Acts 7:26

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GreekG1264
διαμάχομαι

diamáchomai · dee-am-akh'-om-ahee

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

to fight fiercely (in altercation)

Strong's KJV usage: :--strive.

Strong's first: Acts 23:9Strong's last: Acts 23:9

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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14 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Genesis 26:20
H6229

And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

Genesis 26:21
H7378

And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Genesis 26:22
H7378

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Exodus 2:13
H5327

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Leviticus 24:10
no direct Strong's tag

And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

Numbers 20:13
H7378

This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

Numbers 26:9
H5327

And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

Numbers 26:9
H5327

And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

2 Samuel 14:6
no direct Strong's tag

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

Psalms 60:1
no direct Strong's tag

<<To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.>> O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Daniel 7:2
H1519

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

John 6:52
G3164

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Acts 7:26
G3164

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

Acts 23:9
G1264

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

strove

STROVE, preterit tense of strive.

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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Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

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