To harden one's heart/ to be obstinate

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To harden one's heart/ to be obstinate

To harden one's heart/ to be obstinate

To be cruel. To harden one's stance.

("And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, whither shall I let the people go?" - Shemot 7 Yad, the Lord unto Moses)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הִכְבִּיד אֶת לִבּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

הִתְאַכְזֵר. הִקְשִׁיחַ אֶת עֶמְדָּתוֹ.

("וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה כָּבֵד לֵב פַּרְעֹה מֵאֵן לְשַׁלַּח הָעָם"- שְׁמוֹת ז יָד, ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה)

Keyword

hardening heart obstinacy stubbornness righteousness (contextual contrast) Egypt (biblical context)

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