Hebrew · H8307, G4641 · unreviewed

שְׁרִרוּת

Obstinacy · hardness of heart

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שְׁרִירוּת H8307 obstinacy
Pronunciation šĕriyrût
Hardness of heart that resists divine will; obstinate stubbornness rooted in willful self-determination rather than submission
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σκληροκαρδία G4641 hardness of heart
Pronunciation sklērokardía
Spiritual obstinacy resistant to God's will; used of deliberate refusal to receive divine instruction
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What does שְׁרִרוּת (sherirut) mean in the Bible?

שְׁרִירוּת · σκληροκαρδία is a Hebrew word meaning "hardness or obstinacy of heart".

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Meaning

hardness or obstinacy of heart
Grammatical Forms

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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