יָרִיב
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. opponent, rival, antagonist
Pronunciation
yarív
Examples32
תּוֹם הָיָה יָרִיב קָשֶׁה מאד.
Tom was a very tough opponent.
יֵשׁ לוֹ יְרִיבִים פּוֹלִיטִיִּים רַבִּים.
He had many political enemies.
אִם לדייק, השקפתו שׁוֹנֶה מְעַט מהשקפתם שֶׁל יְרִיבָיו.
Strictly speaking, his view differs somewhat from that of his opponents.
הוּא עָשָׂה יְרִיבִים רַבִּים בחַיָּיו הַפּוֹלִיטִיִּים הַמֻּקְדָּמִים.
He had made enemies during his early political life.
אֵין לִי שׁוּם יְרִיבִים.
I don't have any enemies.
תּוֹם קָנָה לעַצְמוֹ יָרִיב רְצִינִי - אֵת ג'ון.
Tom has acquired a serious opponent - John.