she.ri.rut describes a heart-directed persistence that leads people to refuse listening and follow their own evil course.

The attested use consistently concerns a heart-directed, resistant course: people are described as walking according to it while refusing to hear, pursuing other gods, following plots, or doing evil. The supplied occurrences support one usage cluster rather than distinct lexical senses.

1. A resistant course shaped by the heart · dominant

   The construct noun occurs in clauses describing people who walk according to what is associated with their heart. In Jeremiah 11:8 the APB renders this alongside refusing to hear; Jeremiah 13:10 joins it with refusing God's words and going after other gods; and Jeremiah 18:12 places it after a decision to follow plots and do what each person chooses. Jeremiah 3:17 presents the contrasting future in which the nations will no longer walk after this evil-hearted course.

   Jeremiah 11:8Jeremiah 13:10Jeremiah 16:12Jeremiah 18:12Jeremiah 23:17Jeremiah 3:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In several verses the APB explicitly uses “stubbornness” in a heart-related walking clause, including Jeremiah 11:8, Jeremiah 13:10, and Jeremiah 16:12. Other occurrences are presented through surrounding language of not listening, forsaking instruction, or walking in one's own counsels; Its exact wording cannot be assigned to the noun in every verse.