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# adamant

«adamant» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Adjective: refusing firmly to change your mind** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective; noun

### meaning for a pupil

1) Adjective: refusing firmly to change your mind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/#m1)

2) Noun (old use, in fairy tales): a very hard stone, unbreakable like diamond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A very hard stone, harder than flint, which stands for firmness. Interpretation: God makes the prophet Ezekiel's forehead hard, so tradition reads it as God giving the prophet strength to face a stubborn people. In the primary lessons: in the tales, the unbreakable stone used for chains; in everyday talk, someone who is firm and will not give way

### examples

- As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead; fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.' (Prophets EZK.3.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/#x1)
- She was adamant that she would not go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/#x2)
- The chains were made of adamant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/#x3)
- "No," said the king, adamant as ever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «adamant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adamant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.