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Lexicon :: Strong's H7185 - qāšâ

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קָשָׁה
Transliteration
qāšâ
Pronunciation
kaw-shaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2085

Strong’s Definitions

קָשָׁה qâshâh, kaw-shaw'; a primitive root; properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications):—be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ((ask a), be in, have, seem, would) hard(-en, (labour), -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff(-en, (-necked)).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H7185 in the following manner: harden (12x), hard (4x), stiffnecked (with H6203) (2x), grievous (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H7185 in the following manner: harden (12x), hard (4x), stiffnecked (with H6203) (2x), grievous (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be hard, be difficult

      2. to be hard, be severe

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be ill-treated

      2. to be hard pressed

    3. (Piel) to have severe labour (of women)

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to make difficult, make difficulty

      2. to make severe, make burdensome

      3. to make hard, make stiff, make stubborn

        1. of obstinacy (fig)

      4. to show stubbornness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָשָׁה qâshâh, kaw-shaw'; a primitive root; properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications):—be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ((ask a), be in, have, seem, would) hard(-en, (labour), -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff(-en, (-necked)).
STRONGS H7185: Abbreviations
I. [קָשָׁה] verb be hard, severe, fierce (Late Hebrew קָשָׁה be severe; Arabic bdb090401 (bdb090402) be hard, dry, III. endure, struggle against, severity; Aramaic קְשָׁא, bdb090403 be hard, difficult; Jewish-Aramaic קְשִׁי, קַשְׁיָה adjective hard); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular קָֽשְׁתָה 1 Samuel 5:7, קָשָׁ֑תָה Genesis 49:7; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְשֶׁה Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 15:18, וַיִּ֫קֶשׁ 2 Samuel 19:44; —
1. be hard, difficult Deuteronomy 1:17 (of a legal case; מִן comparative).
2. be hard, severe, יָדוֺ ק׳ עָלֵינוּ 1 Samuel 5:7 (of י׳, in judgement); בְעֵינֶ֑ךָ יִק׳. Deuteronomy 15:18 it shall not be hard in thine eyes (seem a severe trial, an injustice); of wrath Genesis 49:7 (poem in J; || עָ֑ז); of fierce words 2 Samuel 19:44.
Niph. Participle נִקְשֶׁה Isaiah 8:21 hardly bestead, hard pressed.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ Genesis 35:16 (E) she made hard in her bearing (had severe labour).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְשָׁה Exodus 13:15 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיֶּקֶשׁ 2 Chronicles 36:13; 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּקְשׁוּ Jeremiah 7:26 +, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix בְּהַקְשֹׁתָהּ Genesis 35:17; Participle מַקְשֶׁה Proverbs 28:14; Proverbs 29:1; —
1. make difficult, difficulty: הִקְשָׁה לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ Exodus 13:15 Pharaoh made difficulty about sending us away; of travail Genesis 35:17 (E; as Pi.); הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֺל 2 Kings 2:10 thou hast made hard to ask, asked a hard thing.
2. make severe, burdensome, yoke imposed by king 1 Kings 12:4 2 Chronicles 10:4.
3.
a. make hard, stiff, stubborn, figurative of obstinacy: אֶת־עָרְפָּם וַיַּקְשׁוּ 2 Kings 17:14 they stiffened their neck, so Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 19:15; Deuteronomy 10:16; 2 Chronicles 30:8; 36:13; Nehemiah 9:16, 17, 29; Proverbs 29:1; אַלתַּֿקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם Psalm 95:8, compare Proverbs 28:14; subject י׳, אַקְשֶׁה אֶתלֵֿב פ׳ Exodus 7:3 (P), accusative אֶתרֿוחוֺ Deuteronomy 2:30,
b. shew stubborness Job 9:4 (with אֶל person [י׳]).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:16; 35:17; 35:17; 49:7; 49:7

Exodus

7:3; 13:15; 13:15

Deuteronomy

1:17; 1:17; 2:30; 10:16; 15:18; 15:18

1 Samuel

5:7; 5:7

1 Kings

12:4

2 Kings

2:10; 17:14

2 Chronicles

10:4; 30:8; 36:13; 36:13

Nehemiah

9:16; 9:17; 9:29

Job

9:4

Psalms

95:8

Proverbs

28:14; 28:14; 29:1; 29:1

Isaiah

8:21

Jeremiah

7:26; 7:26; 17:23; 19:15

H7185

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7185 matches the Hebrew קָשָׁה (qāšâ),
which occurs 28 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16 - Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:17 - Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:3 - “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - ‘And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - ‘You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - “But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:16 - “Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:18 - “It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:43 - And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:10 - So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:14 - Nevertheless they would not hear, but stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:8 - “Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:16 - “But they and our fathers acted proudly,
Hardened their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - They refused to obey,
And they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And in their rebellion[fn]
They appointed a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - And testified against them,
That You might bring them back to Your law.
Yet they acted proudly,
And did not heed Your commandments,
But sinned against Your judgments,
‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’[fn]
And they shrugged their shoulders,
Stiffened their necks,
And would not hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 - God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:8 - “Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion,[fn]
As in the day of trial[fn] in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:26 - “Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:23 - “But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:15 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.’ ”
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