obstinate

adjective (obstinate, more obstinate, most obstinate)

«obstinate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Stubborn; refusing to change your mind or to do as you are told. tree →

In the lessons

a prince or animal who will not move or give way

Examples

Don't be obstinate; just try it. tree →
The obstinate goat would not move. tree →
He was obstinate and would not say sorry. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

The Torah says God made Sihon's heart obstinate so that he would refuse Israel passage and be defeated.

Interpretation. Commentators discuss how God can harden a heart, and often say a person first chooses stubbornness himself.

Examples

But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. (Torah DEU.2.30, JPS 1917) tree →
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; (Prophets ISA.48.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «obstinate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «obstinate» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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