Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & p. p.) of Neck. 2. (a.) Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff-necked. 3. (a.) Cracked; -- said of a treenail.

Multi-Version Concordance Necked (3 Occurrences) Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NIV) Nehemiah 9:16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to Thy commandments, (See NIV) Jeremiah 17:23 And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction. (See NIV)