KJV dictionary & concordance
Contended, struggled, or exerted oneself earnestly.
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First occurrence: Genesis 26:20
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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.
And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isaacs heardmen, saying, The water is ours; and hee called the name of the well, Esek, because they stroue with him.
1611 marginal noteThat is, Contention.
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
And they digged another well, and stroue for that also: and hee called the name of it, Sitnah.
1611 marginal noteThat is, Hatred.
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.
And he remoued from thence, and digged another well, and for that they stroue not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth: and he said, For now the LORD hath made roome for vs, and we shall be fruitfull in the land.
1611 marginal noteThat is, roome.
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?
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrewes stroue together: And hee said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
¶ 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;
¶ And the sonne of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this sonne of the Israelitish woman, and a man of Israel stroue together in the campe.
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel stroue with the LORD; and he was sanctified in them.
1611 marginal noteThat is, strife.
1611 marginal notePsal. 106.32. &c.
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:
And the sonnes of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: this is that Dathan & Abiram, which were famous in the Congregation, who stroue against Moses and against Aaron in the companie of Korah, when they stroue against the LORD:
1611 marginal noteChap. 16.2.
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.
And thy handmayd had two sonnes, and they two stroue together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
1611 marginal noteHebr. no deliuerer betweene them.
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Daniel spake, and said, I saw in my vision by night, & behold, the foure windes of the heauen stroue vpon the great Sea.
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
The Iewes therefore stroue amongst themselues, saying, How can this man giue vs his flesh to eate?
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