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סָרַר H5637

H5637 is the Hebrew word סָרַר, transliterated çârar and said saw-rar'. The King James Version most often renders it rebellious.

Word: סָרַרTransliteration: çârarSaid: saw-rar'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

rebellious 5×stubborn 4×withdrew 1×yea for the rebellious 1×revolting 1×revolters 1×slideth back 1×backsliding 1×pulled away 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] away, backsliding, rebellious, revolter(-ing), slide back, stubborn, withdrew.

Verses using סָרַר

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 21:18 · KJV

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

Deuteronomy 21:20 · KJV

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

Nehemiah 9:29 · KJV

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Psalm 66:7 · KJV

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Psalm 68:6 · KJV

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Psalm 68:18 · KJV

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

Psalm 78:8 · KJV

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

Proverbs 7:11 · KJV

(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

Isaiah 1:23 · KJV

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Isaiah 30:1 · KJV

Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

Isaiah 65:2 · KJV

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

Jeremiah 5:23 · KJV

But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

Jeremiah 6:28 · KJV

They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.

Hosea 4:16 · KJV

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Zechariah 7:11 · KJV

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5637 mean?

H5637 is the Hebrew word סָרַר (çârar), meaning to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory.

How is H5637 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it rebellious (5 times), stubborn (4 times), withdrew (1 time), yea for the rebellious (1 time), revolting (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5637 appear in the Bible?

סָרַר (çârar) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5637 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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