Strong's Hebrew: 8307. שְׁרִירוּת (sheriruth) -- Stubbornness, obstinacy, hardness of heart

Strong's Lexicon

sheriruth: Stubbornness, obstinacy, hardness of heart

Original Word: שְׁרִירוּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shriyruwth
Pronunciation: sher-ee-rooth'
Phonetic Spelling: (sher-ee-rooth')
Definition: Stubbornness, obstinacy, hardness of heart
Meaning: obstinacy

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁרַר (sharar), meaning "to be stubborn" or "to be firm."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of stubbornness or hardness of heart is often captured by the Greek word σκληροκαρδία (sklerokardia), Strong's Greek #4641, which means "hardness of heart."

Usage: The term "sheriruth" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of stubbornness or obstinacy, particularly in relation to the heart. It often conveys a sense of willful defiance against God's commands or guidance. This stubbornness is not merely a passive state but an active resistance to divine instruction, often leading to spiritual and moral consequences.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the heart was considered the center of thought, will, and emotion. A "stubborn heart" indicated a person's deliberate choice to resist wisdom and guidance, often resulting in a departure from covenantal faithfulness. The Israelites were frequently warned against such attitudes, as they were called to be a people set apart, obedient to God's laws and responsive to His voice.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as shor
Definition
firmness, stubbornness
NASB Translation
stubbornness (10).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שְׁרִירוּת, usually שְׁרִרות noun feminine firmness, always = stubbornness; only construct ׳שׁ, followed by ׃לֵב : Jeremiah 9:13; Jeremiah 13:10; Jeremiah 23:17; Deuteronomy 29:18; Psalm 81:13 (שְׁרִירוּת); לִָ ם הָרָע ׳שׁ Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 11:8 (׳שְׁרִי), so (לִבּוֺ) Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 18:12.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

imagination, lust

From sharar in the sense of twisted, i.e. Firm; obstinacy -- imagination, lust.

see HEBREW sharar

Forms and Transliterations

בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת בשרירות בשררות שְׁרִר֖וּת שְׁרִר֣וּת שְׁרִר֥וּת שררות biš·ri·rūṯ biš·rî·rūṯ bishriRut bišrirūṯ bišrîrūṯ šə·ri·rūṯ šərirūṯ sheriRut

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Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 29:19
HEB: לִּ֔י כִּ֛י בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת לִבִּ֖י אֵלֵ֑ךְ
NAS: I walk in the stubbornness of my heart
KJV: I walk in the imagination of mine heart,
INT: have though the stubbornness of my heart walk

Psalm 81:12
HEB: וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ
NAS: So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart,
KJV: unto their own hearts' lust: [and] they walked
INT: gave to the stubbornness of their heart to walk

Jeremiah 3:17
HEB: ע֔וֹד אַחֲרֵ֕י שְׁרִר֖וּת לִבָּ֥ם הָרָֽע׃
NAS: after the stubbornness of their evil
KJV: any more after the imagination of their evil
INT: anymore after the stubbornness heart of their evil

Jeremiah 7:24
HEB: וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹת בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע
NAS: in [their own] counsels [and] in the stubbornness of their evil
KJV: in the counsels [and] in the imagination of their evil
INT: walked in counsels the stubbornness heart of their evil

Jeremiah 9:14
HEB: וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י שְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם וְאַחֲרֵי֙
NAS: after the stubbornness of their heart
KJV: after the imagination of their own heart,
INT: have walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after

Jeremiah 11:8
HEB: וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אִ֕ישׁ בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע
NAS: each one, in the stubbornness of his evil
KJV: every one in the imagination of their evil
INT: walked each the stubbornness heart of his evil

Jeremiah 13:10
HEB: דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ
NAS: who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts
KJV: which walk in the imagination of their heart,
INT: to my words walk the stubbornness of their hearts gone

Jeremiah 16:12
HEB: אִ֚ישׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ שְׁרִר֣וּת לִבּֽוֹ־ הָרָ֔ע
NAS: according to the stubbornness of his own evil
KJV: after the imagination of his evil
INT: are each according to the stubbornness heart evil

Jeremiah 18:12
HEB: נֵלֵ֔ךְ וְאִ֛ישׁ שְׁרִר֥וּת לִבּֽוֹ־ הָרָ֖ע
NAS: of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil
KJV: do the imagination of his evil
INT: are going and each to the stubbornness heart of his evil

Jeremiah 23:17
HEB: וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ
NAS: who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart,
KJV: unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart,
INT: who walks the stubbornness heart say