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Dispute in Hebrew is רִיב (riv).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

רִיב
riv
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

dispute

/dɪˈspjuːt/ /ˈdɪ.spjuːt/

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for dispute as a noun.

1. argument, failure to agree

This is more about the Hebrew word רִיב.

Written with vowel points
רִיב
Written without vowel points
ריב
Said
riv
Plural
רִיבִים
Its meanings in English
dispute, fight, quarrel, conflict, dispute, legal case

The Hebrew dictionary's page for ריב, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with dispute.

These words come before and after dispute in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨dispute⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨dispute⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨dispute⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רִיב⁩, said riv. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ריב⁩. Its plural is ⁨רִיבִים⁩.

Is ⁨ריב⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ריב⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨ריב⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨dispute⁩, ⁨ריב⁩ can mean ⁨fight, quarrel, conflict and dispute, legal case⁩.

How is ⁨dispute⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨dispute⁩ is pronounced ⁨/dɪˈspjuːt/, /ˈdɪ.spjuːt/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry dispute and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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