Quarrel
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors
kwor'-el: Originally (1) "a complaint" (compare "querulous"), or (2) "a cause of complaint," and so (3) "a contention."
(1) In the King James Version Mr 6:19 (the Revised Version (British and American) "set herself"; the colloquial "had it in for him" is an exact translation) and Col 3:13 (momphe, "complaint"; so the Revised Version (British and American)).
(2) In 2Ki 5:7 ('anah, "be opportune," the Revised Version margin "an occasion").
(3) In the King James Version Le 26:25 (loose translation of naqam, "vengeance"; so the Revised Version (British and American)).
Compare Sirach 31:29 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "conflict") and Pr 20:3 the Revised Version (British and American) (the King James Version, "meddling").
In other dictionaries
Read “Arguing” in the 7 dictionaries- ArguingEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ConflictEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- QuarrelEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- StrifeEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- ConflictInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- strife, disputes, quarrel, arguing, conflictTranslation Words
Source of the article
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915