What does שְׁרִירוּת (šĕriyrût) mean in the Bible?
שְׁרִירוּת (šĕriyrût): Hardness of heart that resists divine will; obstinate stubbornness rooted in willful self-determination rather than submission
Hebrew · H8307
שְׁרִירוּת
Obstinacy
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שְׁרִירוּתH8307
Pronunciationšĕriyrût
What does שְׁרִירוּת (šĕriyrût) mean in the Bible?
שְׁרִירוּת (šĕriyrût): Hardness of heart that resists divine will; obstinate stubbornness rooted in willful self-determination rather than submission
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How does the BSB render H8307?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the stubbornness (5), in the stubbornness (2), according to the stubbornness (1), the stubborn (1), to their stubborn (1).
Where does שְׁרִירוּת (šĕriyrût) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 29:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (8), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe stubbornness5×Jeremiah 3:17, Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 11:8, Jeremiah 13:10
in the stubbornness2×Deuteronomy 29:19, Jeremiah 23:17
according to the stubbornness1×Jeremiah 18:12
the stubborn1×Jeremiah 7:24
to their stubborn1×Psalms 81:12
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Deuteronomy 29:19בִּשְׁרִר֥וּתtoin the stubbornnessPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructPsalms 81:12בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּתtoto their stubbornPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 3:17שְׁרִר֖וּתtothe stubbornnessNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 7:24בִּשְׁרִר֖וּתtothe stubbornPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 9:14שְׁרִר֣וּתtothe stubbornnessNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 11:8בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּתtothe stubbornnessPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 13:10בִּשְׁרִר֣וּתtothe stubbornnessPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 16:12שְׁרִר֣וּתtothe stubbornnessNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 18:12שְׁרִר֥וּתtoaccording to the stubbornnessNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 23:17בִּשְׁרִר֤וּתtoin the stubbornnessPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 29:19
Aligned rows10
Books represented3
Deuteronomy1Psalms1Jeremiah8
Source forms
שְׁרִר֣וּת2xšə·ri·rūṯJeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 16:12
בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת1xbiš·rî·rūṯPsalms 81:12
בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת1xbiš·rî·rūṯJeremiah 11:8
בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת1xbiš·ri·rūṯDeuteronomy 29:19
בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת1xbiš·ri·rūṯJeremiah 7:24
בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת1xbiš·ri·rūṯJeremiah 13:10
בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת1xbiš·ri·rūṯJeremiah 23:17
שְׁרִר֖וּת1xšə·ri·rūṯJeremiah 3:17
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct6xDeuteronomy 29:19, Psalms 81:12, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 11:8
Noun - feminine singular construct4xJeremiah 3:17, Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 16:12, Jeremiah 18:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Hardness of heart that resists divine will; obstinate stubbornness rooted in willful self-determination rather than submission
Source Gloss
obstinacy
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hardness of heart that resists divine will; obstinate stubbornness rooted in willful self-determination rather than submission
obstinacy BDB: firmness Usage: imagination, lust.
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Israel's stubborn refusal to obey God's voice and follow His ways
The people's firmness in walking after other gods despite covenant obligations
Israel's hardened resistance to God's instruction and refusal to listen
People's determined stubbornness in following their own evil imagination and devices
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Word Origins
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