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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 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And when Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them, and estranged himself from them, and spoke hard words to them; and said to them, Whence are ye come? And they said, Out of the land of Chanaan, to buy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - The man, the lord of the land, spoke harsh words to us, and put us in prison as spies of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - And they embittered their life by hard labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9 - And Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, and they hearkened not to Moses for faint-heartedness, and for their hard tasks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:26 - And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - And I will bring thee into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up with thee, because thou art a stiff-necked people, lest I consume thee by the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:5 - For the Lord said to the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people; take heed lest I bring on you another plague, and destroy you: now then put off your glorious apparel, and your ornaments, and I will shew thee what I will do to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - and said, If I have found grace before thee, let my Lord go with us; for the people is stiff-necked: and thou shalt take away our sins and our iniquities, and we will be thine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - And thou shalt know to-day, that it is not for thy righteousnesses the Lord thy God gives thee this good land to inherit, for thou art a stiff-necked people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - And the Lord spoke to me, saying, I have spoken to thee once and again, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - And the Egyptians afflicted us, and humbled us, and imposed hard tasks on us:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - For I know thy provocation, and thy stiff neck; for yet during my life with you at this day, ye have been provoking in your conduct toward God: how shall ye not also be so after my death?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - And it came to pass when the judge died, that they went back, and again corrupted themselves worse than their fathers to go after other gods to serve them and to worship them: they abandoned not their devices nor their stubborn ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin king of Chanaan, until they utterly destroyed Jabin king of Chanaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - And Anna answered and said, Nay, my lord, I live [fn]in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if thy father should answer roughly?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And the battle was very severe on that day; and Abenner and the men of Israel were worsted before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - And that I am this day a mere kinsman of his, and as it were [fn]a subject; but these men the sons of Saruia are too hard for me: the Lord reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - but do thou now lighten somewhat of the hard service of thy father, and of his heavy yoke which he [fn]put upon us, and we will serve thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - Thy father made our yoke grievous: now then abate somewhat of thy father's grievous rule, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - And the king answered harshly; and king Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 - (LXX 59:5) Thou hast shewn thy people hard things: thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave, her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow and vexation, and from thy hard servitude wherein thou didst serve them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - And I will deliver Egypt into the hands of men, of cruel lords; and cruel kings shall rule over them: thus saith the Lord of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - so a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day God shall bring his holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 - Fighting and reproaching he will dismiss them; didst thou not meditate with a harsh spirit, to slay them with a wrathful spirit?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - I know that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy forehead brazen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:4 - And thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken to thee; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are stubborn and hard-hearted.
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