Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H8307

Strong's H8307 · Hebrew

שְׁרִירוּת

shᵉrîyrûwth · /sher-ee-rooth'/

Number
H8307
Language
Hebrew
Original word
שְׁרִירוּת
Transliteration
shᵉrîyrûwth
Pronunciation
sher-ee-rooth'
KJV occurrences
10 verses

Definition

obstinacy

KJV: imagination, lust.

Root / derivation: from H8324 (שָׁרַר) in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שְׁרִירוּת across 10 verses.

imagination9×
lust1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Deuteronomy1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Jeremiah8 verses
Jeremiah 3:17

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. imagination: or, stubbornness

Jeremiah 7:24

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. imagination: or, stubbornness went: Heb. were

Jeremiah 9:14

But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: imagination: or, stubbornness

Jeremiah 11:8

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. imagination: or, stubbornness

Jeremiah 13:10

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. imagination: or, stubbornness

Jeremiah 16:12

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: imagination: or, stubbornness

Jeremiah 18:12

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.

Jeremiah 23:17

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. imagination: or, stubbornness

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H8307 (shᵉrîyrûwth) mean?

obstinacy

How many times does H8307 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H8307 (שְׁרִירוּת) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “imagination.”

How is shᵉrîyrûwth translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H8307 is rendered as “imagination” (9×), “lust” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word שְׁרִירוּת come from?

from H8324 (שָׁרַר) in the sense of twisted, i.e. firm;