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Lexicon :: Strong's H7186 - qāšê

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קָשֶׁה
Transliteration
qāšê
Pronunciation
kaw-sheh'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2085a

Strong’s Definitions

קָשֶׁה qâsheh, kaw-sheh'; from H7185; severe (in various applications):—churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, in trouble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H7186 in the following manner: stiffnecked (with H6203) (6x), hard (5x), roughly (5x), cruel (3x), grievous (3x), sore (2x), churlish (1x), hardhearted (1x), heavy (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H7186 in the following manner: stiffnecked (with H6203) (6x), hard (5x), roughly (5x), cruel (3x), grievous (3x), sore (2x), churlish (1x), hardhearted (1x), heavy (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. hard, cruel, severe, obstinate

    1. hard, difficult

    2. severe

    3. fierce, intense, vehement

    4. stubborn, stiff of neck, stiff-necked

    5. rigorous (of battle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָשֶׁה qâsheh, kaw-sheh'; from H7185; severe (in various applications):—churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, in trouble.
STRONGS H7186: Abbreviations
† 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 2 Chronicles 10:4; Deuteronomy 26:6; Isaiah 14:3; Exodus 1:14; Exodus 6:9 (both P); as collective noun 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׳, Greek Version of the LXX 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 2 Chronicles 10:13 (all with עָנָה); וְאָנֹכִי שָׁלוּחַ אֵלַיִח קָשָׁה 1 Kings 14:6 I am commissioned with a severe (message) unto thee (Ges§ 121 d. 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; הַקָּשֶׁה עָרְפְּךָ 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:7; 42:7; 42:30; 42:30; 49:9

Exodus

1:14; 6:9; 18:26; 18:26; 32:9; 32:9; 33:3; 33:5; 34:9

Deuteronomy

9:6; 9:13; 26:6; 26:6; 31:27

Judges

2:19; 4:24

1 Samuel

1:15; 1:15; 20:10; 25:3

2 Samuel

2:17; 3:39; 3:39

1 Kings

12:4; 12:13; 14:6

2 Chronicles

10:4; 10:13

Job

30:25

Psalms

60:5

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

14:3; 19:4; 21:2; 27:1; 27:8; 48:4

Ezekiel

2:4; 2:4; 3:7; 3:7

H7186

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Strong's Number H7186 matches the Hebrew קָשֶׁה (qāšê),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but [hiding his identity] he treated them as strangers and [fn]spoke harshly to them. He said to them, “Where have you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - “The man who is the lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and took us for spies of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - They made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar, brick, and all kinds of field work. All their labor was harsh and severe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9 - Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their [fn]impatience and despondency, and because of their forced labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:26 - And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but every minor dispute they judged and decided themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - “Go up to a land [of abundance] [fn]flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and I might destroy you on the way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people! If I should come among you for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, [penitently] take off your ornaments, so that I may know what to do with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - And he said, “If now I have found favor and lovingkindness in Your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, please, go in our midst, though it is a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your possession.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 -

“Know [without any doubt], that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked (stubborn, obstinate) people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - “Furthermore, the LORD said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed, they are stiff-necked (stubborn, obstinate) people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - ‘And the Egyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - “For I know your rebellion and contention and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the LORD; how much more, then, after my death?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But when the judge died, they turned back and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, in following and serving other gods, and bowing down to them. They did not [fn]abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - And the hand of the sons of Israel pressed down heavier and heavier on Jabin king of Canaan, until they had destroyed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - (now the man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; he was a [fn]Calebite).

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - There was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - “Today I am weak, though anointed king; these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer [Joab] in accordance with his wickedness!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke (burden) heavy; so now lighten the hard labor and the heavy yoke your father imposed on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - The king answered the people harshly and [fn]ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:6 -

So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another woman? For I have been sent to you [by God] with a harsh message.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father [King Solomon] made our yoke hard (heavy, difficult); so now lighten the hard 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 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - The king answered them harshly, for King Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 -

“Did I not weep for one whose life was hard and filled with trouble?

Was not my heart grieved for the needy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 -

You have made Your people experience hardship;

You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 -

“Put me like a seal on your heart,

Like a seal on your arm;

For love is as strong as death,

Jealousy is as severe and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead).

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

[A most vehement flame] the very flame of the [fn]LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 -

And it will be in the day when the LORD gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and from the harsh service in which you have been enslaved,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 -

“And I will hand over the Egyptians to a hard and cruel master,

And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 -

A harsh vision has been shown to me;

The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.

Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!

All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the LORD] have brought to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 -

In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent

With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy],

Even Leviathan the twisted serpent;

And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 -

You contended with them by exile, by driving them away [from Canaan];

He has expelled them with His fierce wind on the day of the east wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 -

“Because I know that you are obstinate,

And your neck is an iron tendon

And your brow is bronze [both unyielding],

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:4 - “I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord [fn]GOD.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you and obey you, since they are not willing to listen to Me and obey Me, for the entire house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate.
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