Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
stubbornness
Usage: stubbornness, hardness, firmness
Strong's Number
H8307
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
3
Strong's H8307 Quick Answer
Strong's H8307 שְׁרִירוּת (shriyruwth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shriyruwth (sher-ee-rooth') n-f. 1. obstinacy [from H8324 in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include imagination and lust. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shriyruwth (sher-ee-rooth') n-f. 1. obstinacy [from H8324 in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- imagination and lust
Meaning and Definition
shriyruwth (sher-ee-rooth') n-f. 1. obstinacy [from H8324 in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm] KJV: imagination, lust. Root(s): H8324
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8307. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8307 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shriyruwth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
imagination
Deuteronomy 29:19
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lust
Psalms 81:12
How Strong's H8307 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8307 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8307 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8307.
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8307, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H8307 FAQ
What does sheriruth (שְׁרִירוּת) mean?
Sheriruth (Strong's H8307) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "imagination". shriyruwth (sher-ee-rooth') n-f. 1. obstinacy [from H8324 in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm]
How many times is sheriruth (שְׁרִירוּת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H8307 across 3 books.
Where can I study sheriruth (שְׁרִירוּת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8307 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate sheriruth (שְׁרִירוּת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as imagination and lust. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.