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It denotes a state of being resistant to God's will, truth, and love. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe the spiritual blindness and stubbornness of individuals or groups who refuse to accept divine truth or guidance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the heart (kardia) was considered the center of thought, emotion, and will. A "hard heart" was seen as one that was closed off to reason, compassion, and moral understanding. In Jewish thought, a hardened heart was often associated with rebellion against God and a refusal to heed His commandments. This concept is rooted in the Old Testament, where Pharaoh's hardened heart led to his downfall (Exodus 7:13).<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4641</b> <i>sklērokardía</i> (from <a href="/greek/4642.htm">4642</a> <i>/sklērós</i>, "hard because dry" and <a href="/greek/2588.htm">2588</a> <i>/kardía</i>, "heart") – properly, <i>hardness</i> of heart because of a lack of moisture (lubricant); an obstinate, hard heart which lacks the oil of the Holy Spirit and hence implies rebellion – i.e someone refusing to be receptive (obedient) to God's inworking of faith. <a href="/greek/4642.htm">See 4642</a> (<i>sklēros</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4642.htm">skléros</a> and <a href="/greek/2588.htm">kardia</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>hardness of heart<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hardness of heart (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4641: σκληροκαρδία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σκληροκαρδία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σκληροκαρδιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">σκληρός</span> and <span class="greek2">καρδία</span>), a Biblical word, <span class="accented">the characteristic of one who is</span> <span class="greek2">σκληρός</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">καρδίαν</span> (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14</a>), or <span class="greek2">σκληροκάρδιος</span> (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/17-20.htm">Proverbs 17:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a>); <span class="accented">hardness of heart</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-5.htm">Mark 10:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/16-14.htm">Mark 16:14</a>; for <span class="hebrew">לֵבָב</span> <span class="hebrew">עָרְלַת</span>, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a>; Sir. 16:10; <span class="greek2">καρδία</span> <span class="greek2">σκληρά</span>, Sir. 3:26, 27. (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 26, 99 (94).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hardness of heart. <p>Feminine of a compound of <a href="/greek/4642.htm">skleros</a> and <a href="/greek/2588.htm">kardia</a>; hard-heartedness, i.e. (specially), destitution of (spiritual) perception -- hardness of heart. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4642.htm">skleros</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2588.htm">kardia</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σκληροκαρδιαν σκληροκαρδίαν σκληροκάρδιοι σκληροκάρδιος σκληροπρόσωποι sklerokardian sklerokardían sklērokardian sklērokardían<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/19-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 19:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς τὴν <b>σκληροκαρδίαν</b> ὑμῶν ἐπέτρεψεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them, Because <span class="itali">of your hardness of heart</span> Moses<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of your <span class="itali">hearts</span> suffered<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in view of the <span class="itali">hardness of heart</span> of you allowed<p><b><a href="/text/mark/10-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Πρὸς τὴν <b>σκληροκαρδίαν</b> ὑμῶν ἔγραψεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them, Because <span class="itali">of your hardness of heart</span> he wrote<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of your <span class="itali">heart</span> he wrote<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> because of the <span class="itali">hardness of heart</span> of you he wrote<p><b><a href="/text/mark/16-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 16:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν καὶ <b>σκληροκαρδίαν</b> ὅτι τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them for their unbelief <span class="itali">and hardness of heart,</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">hardness of heart,</span> because<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/16-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them and <span class="itali">hardness of heart</span> because the [ones]<p><b><a href="/greek/4641.htm">Strong's Greek 4641</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4641.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/skle_rokardian_4641.htm">σκληροκαρδίαν — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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