qe.shi denotes the people's resistant disposition in the plea not to turn toward it.

The attested use names the people's resistant disposition as something from which the speaker asks God to turn away in Deuteronomy 9:27.

1. A people's resistant disposition · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 9:27, the construct noun occurs in the appeal, “do not turn to the stubbornness of this people,” alongside their wickedness and sin. The clause presents it as a negative quality attributed to the people.

   Deuteronomy 9:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 9:27, the APB renders the relevant clause “do not turn to the stubbornness of this people.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every feature of the Hebrew form.