HebrewH8307Noun (Feminine)

שְׁרִירוּת

she.ri.rut

7Occurrences
H8307Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

obstinacy

from H8324 (שָׁרַר) in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
stubbornness, hardness, firmness

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

שְׁרִירוּת appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
7

Key Passages

Jeremiah 11:8BSB

Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”

Jeremiah 13:10BSB

These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.

Jeremiah 16:12BSB

And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.

Jeremiah 18:12BSB

But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

Jeremiah 23:17BSB

They keep saying to those who despise Me,‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart,‘No harm will come to you.’

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