Strong’s H4683 · Hebrew
מַצָּה
matstsâh · mats-tsaw'
Origin from נָצָה (H5327);
Meaning a quarrel
In the King James Version contention, debate, strife.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Proverbs 13:10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
- Proverbs 17:19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
- Isaiah 58:4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.