שְׁרִירוּת
she.ri.rut
“stubbornness”
Definition
obstinacy
from H8324 (שָׁרַר) in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
שְׁרִירוּת appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
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.”
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.
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.
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.’”
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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