H8307 H8307
Stubbornness, obstinacy — firmness of heart in a negative sense, willful refusal to heed God's word
This noun, always appearing in construct with 'heart' (lev/libbam), describes a fixed, unyielding disposition — stubbornness or obstinacy that refuses correction. It is Jeremiah's signature diagnosis of Israel's spiritual condition, appearing seven times in his prophecy alone (Jer 3:17; 7:24; 9:13; 11:8; 13:10; 16:12; 18:12; 23:17). The word derives from a root meaning 'to be firm,' but its usage is entirely negative: a heart hardened against God's instruction. Deuteronomy 29:19 warns against anyone who walks in this stubbornness, and Psalm 81:12 laments that God gave Israel over to their stubborn hearts.
Senses
1. in stubbornness of — Stubbornness or obstinacy of heart, always in the construct phrase 'stubbornness of (their) heart,' denoting a willful, hardened refusal to obey God's covenant commands. Jeremiah uses the expression as a recurring motif for Israel's chronic disobedience (Jer 3:17; 7:24; 9:13; 11:8; 13:10; 16:12; 18:12; 23:17), while Deuteronomy 29:19 and Psalm 81:12 frame it as the self-deceptive resolve that invites divine judgment. Spanish 'dureza de' and German 'Eigensinn' both convey the hard, unyielding quality of a heart set against correction. 10×
AR["بِ-عِنَادِ","بِعِنَادِ","عِنَادَ","عِنَادِ","فِي-عِنَادِ","فِي-قَسَاوَةِ"]·ben["-জেদে","একগুঁয়েমি","একগুঁয়েমিতে","জিদে","জেদ","জেদে","হঠকারিতায়","হীনতা"]·DE["Eigensinn","in-Eigensinn","in-stubbornness-von","zu-der-stubbornness-von"]·EN["in-stubbornness-of","in-the-stubbornness-of","stubbornness-of","the-stubbornness","the-stubbornness-of","to-the-stubbornness-of"]·FR["dans-cœur","dans-obstination","dans-stubbornness-de","obstination"]·heb["ב-שרירות","שרירות"]·HI["में-हठ","हठ","हठ-में","हठधर्मिता-में"]·ID["dalam-kekeras-kepalaan","dalam-kekeras-kepalaannya","dalam-kekerasan-hati","kekeras-kepalaan","keras-kepala"]·IT["[בשרירות]","in-stubbornness-di","ostinazione"]·jav["ing-wangkoting","ing-wangkotipun","kakerasan","kebacut-ipun","kekerasan","wonten-ing-kakerasan","wonten-ing-wangkoting"]·KO["고집을","고집함-안에서","고집함을","에-완고함","에-완악함(접)","완고함을"]·PT["na-obstinação-de","na-obstinação-de-","obstinação-de","à-dureza"]·RU["в-упорстве","в-упрямстве","по-упорству","по-упрямству","упорство","упорством","упрямством"]·ES["dureza-de","en-dureza-de","en-la-dureza-de","en-terquedad-de","la-dureza-de","terquedad-de"]·SW["katika-ukaidi","katika-ukaidi-wa","kwa-ukaidi","ukaidi","ukaidi-wa"]·TR["inatlılığında","inatlılığında-","inatlılığının","inatçılığı","inatçılığına"]·urd["بِ-سختی","ضد","ضد-سے","ضد-میں","میں-سرکشی","ہٹ-دھرمی","ہٹ-دھرمی-میں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שְׁרִירוּת usually שְׁרִרוּת n.f. firmness, always = stubborness; only cstr. שׁ׳, sq. לֵב: Je 9:13; 13:10; 23:17; Dt 29:18 ψ 81:13 (שְׁרִירוּת); שׁ׳ לִבָּם הָרָע Je 3:17; 7:24; 11:8 (שְׁרִי׳), so (לִבּוֹ) 16:12; 18:12.