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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 BoxGen 42:30 - “The man, H376 the lord H113 of the land, H776 spoke H1696 harshly H7186 with us, and took H5414 us for spies H7270 of the country. H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the LORD H3068 had said H559 to Moses, H4872 “Say H559 to the sons H1121 of Israel, H3478 ‘You are [fn]an obstinate H7186 H6203 people; H5971 should I go H5927 up in your midst H7130 for one H259 moment, H7281 I would destroy H3615 you. Now H6258 therefore, put H3381 off H3381 your ornaments H5716 from you, that I may know H3045 what H4100 I shall do H6213 with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - “The LORD H3068 spoke H559 further to me, saying, H559 ‘I have seen H7200 this H2088 people, H5971 and indeed, H2009 it is a [fn]stubborn H7186 H6203 people. H5971

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - ‘And the Egyptians H4713 treated H7489 us harshly H7489 and afflicted H6031 us, and imposed H5414 hard H7186 labor H5656 on us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - “For I know H3045 your rebellion H4805 and your [fn]stubbornness; H7186 H6203 behold, H2005 while I am still H5750 alive H2416 with you today, H3117 you have been H1961 rebellious H4784 against H5973 the LORD; H3068 how H637 much H637 H3588 more, H637 H3588 then, after H310 my death? H4194

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But it came H1961 about when the judge H8199 died, H4194 that they would turn H7725 back H7725 and act H7843 more H4480 corruptly H7843 than H4480 their fathers, H1 in following H1980 H310 other H312 gods H430 to serve H5647 them and bow H7812 down H7812 to them; they did not abandon H5307 their practices H4611 or their stubborn H7186 ways. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - The hand H3027 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 pressed H1980 heavier H1980 and heavier H7186 upon Jabin H2985 the king H4428 of Canaan, H3667 until H5704 H834 they had [fn]destroyed H3772 Jabin H2985 the king H4428 of Canaan. H3667

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah H2584 replied, H6030 “No, H369 my lord, H113 I am a woman H802 [fn]oppressed H7186 in spirit; H7307 I have drunk H8354 neither H3808 wine H3196 nor H3808 strong H7941 drink, H7941 but I have poured H8210 out my soul H5315 before H6440 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - Then David H1732 said H559 to Jonathan, H3083 “Who H4310 will tell H5046 me [fn]if H176 H4100 your father H1 answers H6030 you harshly?” H7186

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - (now the man’s H376 name H8034 was Nabal, H5037 and his wife’s H802 name H8034 was Abigail. H26 And the woman H802 was [fn]intelligent H2896 H7922 and beautiful H3303 in appearance, H8389 but the man H376 was harsh H7186 and evil H7451 in his dealings, H4611 and he was a Calebite), H3614

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - That day H3117 the battle H4421 was very H3966 severe, H7186 and Abner H74 and the men H376 of Israel H3478 were beaten H5062 before H6440 the servants H5650 of David. H1732

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - “I am weak H7390 today, H3117 though anointed H4886 king; H4428 and these H428 men H376 the sons H1121 of Zeruiah H6870 are too H4480 difficult H7186 for me. May the LORD H3068 repay H7999 the evildoer H6213 H7451 according to his evil.” H7451

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father H1 made H7185 our yoke H5923 hard; H7185 now H6258 therefore lighten H7043 the hard H7186 service H5656 of your father H1 and his heavy H3515 yoke H5923 which H834 he put H5414 on us, and we will serve H5647 you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:6 - When Ahijah H281 heard H8085 the sound H6963 of her feet H7272 coming H935 in the doorway, H6607 he said, H559 “Come H935 in, wife H802 of Jeroboam, H3379 why H4100 do you pretend H5234 to be another H5234 woman? H5234 For I am sent H7971 to you with a harsh H7186 message.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father H1 made H7185 our yoke H5923 hard; H7185 now H6258 therefore lighten H7043 the hard H7186 service H5656 of your father H1 and his heavy H3515 yoke H5923 which H834 he put H5414 on us, and we will serve H5647 you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - “Have I not wept H1058 for the [fn]one whose life H3117 is hard? H7186
Was not my soul H5315 grieved H5701 for the needy? H34

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 - You have [fn]made Your people H5971 experience H7200 hardship; H7186
You have given H8248 us [fn]wine H3196 to drink H8248 that makes us stagger. H8653

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - “Put H7760 me like a [fn]seal H2368 over H5921 your heart, H3820
Like a seal H2368 on your arm. H2220
For love H160 is as strong H5794 as death, H4194
[fn]Jealousy H7068 is as severe H7186 as Sheol; H7585
Its flashes H7565 are flashes H7565 of fire, H784
[fn]The very flame H7957 of the LORD. H3050

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 - And it will be in the day H3117 when the LORD H3068 gives H5117 you rest H5117 from your pain H6090 and turmoil H7267 and harsh H7186 service H5656 in which H834 you have been enslaved, H5647

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - “Moreover, I will deliver H5534 the Egyptians H4714 into the hand H3027 of a cruel H7186 master, H113
And a [fn]mighty H5794 king H4428 will rule H4910 over them,” declares H5002 the Lord H136 [fn]GOD H3068 of hosts. H6635

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A harsh H7186 vision H2380 has been shown H5046 to me;
The treacherous H898 one still deals H898 treacherously, H898 and the destroyer H7703 still destroys. H7703
Go H5927 up, Elam, H5867 lay H6696 siege, H6696 Media; H4074
I have made H7673 an end H7673 of all H3605 [fn]the groaning H603 she has caused.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day H3117 the LORD H3068 will punish H6485 [fn]Leviathan H3882 the fleeing H1281 serpent, H5175
With His fierce H7186 and great H1419 and mighty H2389 sword, H2719
Even H5921 [fn]Leviathan H3882 the twisted H6129 serpent; H5175
And He will kill H2026 the dragon H8577 who H834 lives in the sea. H3220

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 - You contended H7378 with them [fn]by banishing H5432 them, by driving H7971 them away. H7971
With His fierce H7186 wind H7307 He has expelled H1898 them on the day H3117 of the east H6921 wind. H6921

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - “Because H4480 I know H3045 that you are [fn]obstinate, H7186
And your neck H6203 is an iron H1270 sinew H1517
And your forehead H4696 bronze, H5154

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - yet the house H1004 of Israel H3478 will not be willing H14 to listen H8085 to you, since H3588 they are not willing H14 to listen H8085 to Me. Surely H3588 the whole H3605 house H1004 of Israel H3478 is [fn]stubborn H2389 H4696 and obstinate. H7186 H3820
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