- Original: ריבי - Transliteration: Riybay - Phonetic: ree-bah'-ee - Definition: Ribai = pleader with Jehovah 1. father of Ittai the Benjamite of Gibeah - Origin: from H7378 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H7378 ; contentious; Ribai an Israelite: - Ribai. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Ribai, 2 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:31