Riv (ריב) means dispute in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dispute
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Riv.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב בו שני אנשים מעלים טענות מנוגדות; מצב בו ישנה סתירה בין דבריהם.
וַיְהִי־רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־לוֹט...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Riv is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רִיב
- Written without vowel points
- ריב
- Said
- riv
- Root
- ר־י־ב
- Pattern
- קִיל
- Plural
- רִיבִים
- Inflections
- ר' רִיבִים, רִיבֵי־
- Gematria
- 212
This is how Riv is said in other languages.
- English
- dispute
These words mean nearly the same as Riv.
- דיוןdiscussion
- דין ודברים
- ויכוחargument
- חילוקי דעות
- מדון
- מחלוקת
- מצה
- מריבה
- סכסוך
- עימות
- פולמוס
- קונפליקטconflict
- קטטה
- שיג ושיחdebate
- תיגרהbrawl
- קרבbattle
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Riv.
- הסכמה
- הרמוניהharmony
- תמימות דעים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Riv.
The word Riv is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חרחר ריב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Riv comes from the root ר־י־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Riv in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Riv.
What does Riv (ריב) mean in Hebrew?
Riv (ריב) means dispute. It is said riv, with the stress on riv.
What is a synonym for Riv (ריב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Riv (ריב) are דיון, דין ודברים, ויכוח, חילוקי דעות, מדון, and מחלוקת.
What is the opposite of Riv (ריב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Riv (ריב) are הסכמה, הרמוניה, and תמימות דעים.
What rhymes with Riv (ריב)?
Words that rhyme with Riv (ריב) include סיב, מרכיב, יריב, נתיב, יציב, and ניב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ריב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.