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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שְׁרִירוּת H8307
Pronunciation šĕriyrût
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 It the stubbornness 5× Jeremiah 3:17, Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 11:8, Jeremiah 13:10
in the stubbornness 2× Deuteronomy 29:19, Jeremiah 23:17
according to the stubbornness 1× Jeremiah 18:12
the stubborn 1× Jeremiah 7:24
to their stubborn 1× Psalms 81:12
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Deuteronomy 29:19 בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת to in the stubbornness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 81:12 בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת to to their stubborn Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 3:17 שְׁרִר֖וּת to the stubbornness Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 7:24 בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת to the stubborn Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 9:14 שְׁרִר֣וּת to the stubbornness Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 11:8 בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת to the stubbornness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 13:10 בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת to the stubbornness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 16:12 שְׁרִר֣וּת to the stubbornness Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 18:12 שְׁרִר֥וּת to according to the stubbornness Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 23:17 בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת to in the stubbornness Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 29:19
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 8
Source forms
שְׁרִר֣וּת 2x šə·ri·rūṯ Jeremiah 9:14, Jeremiah 16:12
בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת 1x biš·rî·rūṯ Psalms 81:12
בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת 1x biš·rî·rūṯ Jeremiah 11:8
בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת 1x biš·ri·rūṯ Deuteronomy 29:19
בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת 1x biš·ri·rūṯ Jeremiah 7:24
בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת 1x biš·ri·rūṯ Jeremiah 13:10
בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת 1x biš·ri·rūṯ Jeremiah 23:17
שְׁרִר֖וּת 1x šə·ri·rūṯ Jeremiah 3:17
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Deuteronomy 29:19, Psalms 81:12, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 11:8
Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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.
Grammatical Forms
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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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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain