Ribai — the meaning of the Hebrew name רִיבַי

רִיבַי

Rîybay · pronounced ree-bah'-ee · Strong's H7380 · a man

Ribai means contentious.

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רִיב rîyb (from, H7378) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple open in the lexicon ›

from H7378; contentious; Ribai, an Israelite.

2Sam 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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