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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 he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:30 - "The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - They made their lives bitter by hard service with mortar and bricks and by all kinds of service in the fields. Every kind of service the Israelites were required to give was rigorous.

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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 discouragement and hard labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:26 - They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:9 - Then the LORD said to Moses: "I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked 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, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up among you for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, that I may know what I should do to you.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:9 - and said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:13 - Moreover, he said to me, "I have taken note of these people; they are a stubborn lot!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, forcing us to do burdensome labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:27 - for I know about your rebellion and stubbornness. Indeed, even while I have been living among you to this very day, you have rebelled against the LORD; you will be even more rebellious after my death!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - When a leader died, the next generation would again act more wickedly than the previous one. They would follow after other gods, worshiping them and bowing down to them. They did not give up their practices or their stubborn ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:24 - Israel's power continued to overwhelm King Jabin of Canaan until they did away with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah replied, "That's not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:10 - 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 - The man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was both wise and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David's soldiers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the LORD punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - "Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don't make us work as hard, we will serve you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:6 - When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - "Your father made us work too hard! Now if you lighten the demands he made and don't make us work as hard, we will serve you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:13 - The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:3 - You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me like a cylinder seal over your heart, like a signet on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion is as unrelenting as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, it is a blazing flame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:3 - When the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:4 - I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them," says the sovereign master, the LORD who commands armies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - I have received a distressing message: "The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - At that time the LORD will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:8 - When you summon her for divorce, you prosecute her; he drives her away with his strong wind in the day of the east wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:4 - The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
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