'Controversy'
'Riv'
The word for 'controversy' in the Torah is 'רִיב' ('riv/rib').
Strife between the shepherds of Abram and the shepherds of Lot.
Quarrels between the Israelites at Massah and Meribah. At Meribah the Israelites had quarrelled and 'tested' Yehova, asking the question, "Is Yehova with us or not?".
False testimony in a legal proceedings.
Moses says he cannot bear the disagreements of the people alone and appoints Heads to help him.
Some passages use this word in the legal sense (a dispute or case in court, Exodus 23:2, Deuteronomy 19:17).
2 Samuel 22:44 and Judges 12:2 use this word to describe sociopolitical striving/unrest. See also Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 30:33 and Habbakuk 1:3).
See also: accusations (by Yehova against the people): Hosea 4:1 complaints: Micah 6:2; Jeremiah 25:31, Job 31:13; justice Lamentations 3:36; 1 Samuel 25:39; Job 31:35; Proverbs 18:17; putting forward a case, Lamentations 3:58; Micah 7:9); life struggles, Jeremiah 15:10, interpersonal interactions, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 17:1; Proverbs 26:17, Proverbs 20:3 and fights, Isaiah 58:4).
It's worth mentioning that while one party may consider a matter to be controversial, another may not. This itself is a controversy.
