Lexicon qasheh: Hard, harsh, difficult, stiff, stubborn Original Word: קָשֶׁה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance churlish, cruel, grievous, hardhearted, thing, heavy, impudent, obstinate, From qashah; severe (in various applications) -- churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff((necked)), stubborn, + in trouble. see HEBREW qashah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom qashah Definition hard, severe NASB Translation cruel (2), difficult (2), fierce (2), hard (5), hardship (1), harsh (4), harshly (5), heavier (1), obstinate (1), obstinate* (5), oppressed (1), severe (2), stubborn (1), stubborn* (3), stubbornness* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs קָשֶׁה adjective hard, severe; — absolute ׳ק Exodus 18:26 +; construct Exodus 32:9 +; feminine singular קָשָׁה Deuteronomy 26:6 +; construct קְשַׁת 1 Samuel 1:15; masculine plural קָשִׁים 2 Samuel 3:39; construct קְשֵׁי Ezekiel 2:4; Ezekiel 3:7; feminine plural קָשׁוֺת Genesis 42:7,30; — 1 hard, difficult, of a legal question (דָּבָר) Exodus 18:26 (E). 2. a. severe, of battle 2 Samuel 2:17, wind Isaiah 27:8, servitude (עֲבֹדָה) 1 Kings 12:4 2Chronicles 10:4; Deuteronomy 26:6; Isaiah 14:3; Exodus 1:14; Exodus 6:9 (both P); as n.collective הִרְאִיתָ עַמְּךָ קָשָׁה Psalm 60:5 thou hast made thy people see severe things; קְשֵׁה יוֺם Job 30:25 i.e. one whose time (life) is hard, so 1 Samuel 1:15 (reading קְשַׁת יוֺם for רוּחַ ׳ק, ᵐ5 Th We Dr and others); severe, rough, of lord (אֲדֹנִים) Isaiah 19:4, compare 2 Samuel 3:39 (with מִן compare [מִמֶּנּוּ? see HPS]); הָלוֺח וְקָשָׁה עַלֿ Judges 4:24 the hand of the sons of Israel went on being more and more severe upon Jabin; fierce, relentless, of ׳י's sword Isaiah 27:1 (in figurative); rough, rude 1 Samuel 25:3; severe things, of language Genesis 42:7,30 (E; with דִּדֶּר), 1 Samuel 20:10; 1 Kings 12:13 2Chronicles 10:13 (all with עָנָה); וְאָנֹכִי שָׁלוּחַ אֵלַיִח קָשָׁה 1 Kings 14:6 I am commissioned with a severe (message) unto thee (Ges§ 121d. N.2 DaSynt. §§ 75 (d), 80); חָזוּת קָשָׁה Isaiah 21:2. b. fierce, intense, vehement, of קִנְאָה Songs 8:6 ("" עַזָּה; compare Genesis 49:9). 3 עַםקְֿשֵׁהעֹֿרֶף a people stiff of neck, stubborn, Exodus 32:9; Exodus 33:3,5; Exodus 34:9 (all J E), Deuteronomy 9:6,13; עָרְמְּךָ הַקָּשֶׁה Deuteronomy 31:27; compare דַּרְכָּם הַקָּשָׁה Judges 2:19; קְשֵׁי פָנִים Ezekiel 2:4 (+ חִזְקֵילֵֿב), קְשֵׁאלֵֿב Ezekiel 3:7 (+ חִזְקֵימְֿצַח); ׳ק alone = stubborn Isaiah 48:4. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb קָשָׁה (qāšāh), which means "to be hard" or "to be severe."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent for the concept of severity or hardness can be found in Strong's Greek entries such as G4642 (σκληρός • sklēros), which means "hard" or "harsh," and G4643 (σκληρότης • sklērotēs), meaning "hardness" or "severity." Usage: The term קָשֶׁה appears in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often describing a difficult or harsh situation, a stubborn attitude, or a severe condition. It is used to characterize both physical and metaphorical hardness or severity. Context: • The word קָשֶׁה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe various forms of severity or hardness. It can refer to physical hardness, such as in the context of labor or work that is difficult and demanding. For example, in Exodus 1:14, the Egyptians made the lives of the Israelites "bitter with hard (קָשֶׁה) labor." Forms and Transliterations הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה הַקָּשֶׁה֙ הַקָּשָֽׁה׃ הַקָּשָׁ֖ה הַקָּשָׁ֗ה הַקָּשָׁ֜ה הקשה הקשה׃ וְקָשָׁ֔ה וּקְשֵׁי־ וקשה וקשי־ לִקְשֵׁה־ לקשה־ קְשֵׁ֤י קְשֵׁה־ קְשַׁת־ קָשִׁ֣ים קָשֶׁ֑ה קָשֶׁ֖ה קָשֶׁ֛ה קָשָֽׁה׃ קָשָׁ֑ה קָשָׁ֖ה קָשָׁ֗ה קָשָׁ֥ה קָשׁ֑וֹת קָשׁ֗וֹת קשה קשה־ קשה׃ קשות קשי קשים קשת־ hakkaShah hakkaSheh haq·qā·šāh haq·qā·šeh haqqāšāh haqqāšeh kaShah kaSheh kaShim kaShot keshat kesheh keShei liksheh liq·šêh- liqšêh- qā·šāh qā·šeh qā·šîm qā·šō·wṯ qāšāh qāšeh qāšîm qāšōwṯ qə·šaṯ- qə·šê qə·šêh- qəšaṯ- qəšê qəšêh- ū·qə·šê- ukeshei ūqəšê- vekaShah wə·qā·šāh wəqāšāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 42:7 HEB: וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר אִתָּ֣ם קָשׁ֗וֹת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ NAS: himself to them and spoke to them harshly. And he said KJV: unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said INT: spoke to them harshly said to Genesis 42:30 Exodus 1:14 Exodus 6:9 Exodus 18:26 Exodus 32:9 Exodus 33:3 Exodus 33:5 Exodus 34:9 Deuteronomy 9:6 Deuteronomy 9:13 Deuteronomy 26:6 Deuteronomy 31:27 Judges 2:19 Judges 4:24 1 Samuel 1:15 1 Samuel 20:10 1 Samuel 25:3 2 Samuel 2:17 2 Samuel 3:39 1 Kings 12:4 1 Kings 12:13 1 Kings 14:6 2 Chronicles 10:4 2 Chronicles 10:13 36 Occurrences |