17 occurrences in 5 translations

'Strove' in the Bible

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.

Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

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

Verse ConceptsExcavationPeople OpposedPeople Naming Things

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.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialExcavationPotential Of FruitSpacious PlacePeople Naming ThingsFreedomMoving To A New Placespacefruitfulnessland

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?

Verse ConceptsFighting One AnotherTwo Other Men

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;

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningFighting One AnotherMothers And Sons

And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InDisputesCynicismDesire For DeathDeath

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

Verse ConceptsStriving With God

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:

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtTestingThe Urim And ThummimUrim And Thummim

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.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyTwo SonsKilling Brothers

He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many that strove with me.

Verse ConceptsMany EnemiesBattlestrivingredeemed

{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.

Verse ConceptsCarvings Of FlowersMusicDivine DispleasureDispleasure

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

Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalWindFour WindsVisions At NightThe Sea Stirred Up

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

Verse ConceptsConfusionMisunderstood TruthEating Christ's BodyDiscussionsJesus As Food

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?

Verse ConceptsLove Between RelativesWronging Other PeopleFighting One Another

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.

Verse ConceptsTeachers Of The LawSpirit BeingsSound

And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

Verse ConceptsForeign ThingsBlasphemy

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּוּח גּיח 
Giyach (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

עשׂק 
`asaq 
Usage: 1

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