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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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/8270.htm">shor</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>firmness, stubbornness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stubbornness (10).<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">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שְׁרִירוּת</font>, usually <font class="hebrew2">שְׁרִרות</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>firmness</b></font>, always = <font size="+1"><b>stubbornness</b></font>; only construct <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font>, followed by <font class="hebrew2">׃לֵב</font> : <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Jeremiah 23:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Deuteronomy 29:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/81-13.htm">Psalm 81:13</a> (<font class="hebrew2">שְׁרִירוּת</font>); <font class="hebrew2">לִָ ם הָרָע</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Jeremiah 3:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a> (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שְׁרִי</font>), so (<font class="hebrew2">לִבּוֺ</font>) <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/16-12.htm">Jeremiah 16:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Jeremiah 18:12</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>imagination, lust <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8324.htm">sharar</a> in the sense of twisted, i.e. Firm; obstinacy -- imagination, lust. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8324.htm">sharar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<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/deuteronomy/29-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 29:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִּ֔י כִּ֛י <b> בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת </b> לִבִּ֖י אֵלֵ֑ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I walk <span class="itali">in the stubbornness</span> of my heart<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I walk <span class="itali">in the imagination</span> of mine heart,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have though <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> of my heart walk<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/81-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 81:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/81.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ <b> בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת </b> לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/81.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> So I gave them over <span class="itali">to the stubbornness</span> of their heart,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/81.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto their own hearts' <span class="itali">lust:</span> [and] they walked<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/81-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave <span class="itali">to the stubbornness</span> of their heart to walk<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 3:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ע֔וֹד אַחֲרֵ֕י <b> שְׁרִר֖וּת </b> לִבָּ֥ם הָרָֽע׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> after <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> of their evil<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> any more after <span class="itali">the imagination</span> of their evil<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> anymore after <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> heart of their evil<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 7:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ בְּמֹ֣עֵצ֔וֹת <b> בִּשְׁרִר֖וּת </b> לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in [their own] counsels <span class="itali">[and] in the stubbornness</span> of their evil<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the counsels <span class="itali">[and] in the imagination</span> of their evil<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> walked in counsels <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> heart of their evil<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/9-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 9:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י <b> שְׁרִר֣וּת </b> לִבָּ֑ם וְאַחֲרֵי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> after <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> of their heart<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after <span class="itali">the imagination</span> of their own heart,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have walked after <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> of their heart and after<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 11:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ אִ֕ישׁ <b> בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת </b> לִבָּ֣ם הָרָ֑ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> each one, <span class="itali">in the stubbornness</span> of his evil<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every one <span class="itali">in the imagination</span> of their evil<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> walked each <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> heart of his evil<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 13:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ <b> בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת </b> לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who walk <span class="itali">in the stubbornness</span> of their hearts<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which walk <span class="itali">in the imagination</span> of their heart,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to my words walk <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> of their hearts gone<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/16-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 16:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִ֚ישׁ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ <b> שְׁרִר֣וּת </b> לִבּֽוֹ־ הָרָ֔ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according <span class="itali">to the stubbornness</span> of his own evil<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after <span class="itali">the imagination</span> of his evil<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/16-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are each according <span class="itali">to the stubbornness</span> heart evil<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 18:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֵלֵ֔ךְ וְאִ֛ישׁ <b> שְׁרִר֥וּת </b> לִבּֽוֹ־ הָרָ֖ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of us will act <span class="itali">according to the stubbornness</span> of his evil<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> do <span class="itali">the imagination</span> of his evil<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are going and each <span class="itali">to the stubbornness</span> heart of his evil<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/23-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 23:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ <b> בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת </b> לִבּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who walks <span class="itali">in the stubbornness</span> of his own heart,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto every one that walketh <span class="itali">after the imagination</span> of his own heart,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who walks <span class="itali">the stubbornness</span> heart say<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8307.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8307.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8307<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bishrirut_8307.htm">biš·ri·rūṯ — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sherirut_8307.htm">šə·ri·rūṯ — 4 Occ.</a><br><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 = 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