Hebrew adjective · H7186
קָשֶׁה
qashehkaw-sheh'
severe
36 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: qâsheh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7186is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 39Old Testament books
- 25spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7186
severe (in various applications)
The King James renders it: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
qasheh is rendered "severe". It stands 36 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
- The Greek text spells it twenty-five different ways.
The first use
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
Genesis 42:7קָשׁ֗וֹת
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in thirteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- hard9
- stiff of6
- severe3
- the hard3
- harsh2
- the fierce2
- a hard1
- and hard1
- and stern of1
- cruel1
- for hard of1
- hard of1
and 5 more, 36 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 36, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
25 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- קְשֵׁה־6
- קָשָׁ֑ה3
- הַקָּשָׁ֗ה2
- הַקָּשָׁ֖ה2
- קָשָׁ֥ה2
- קָשָֽׁה׃2
- הַקָּשֶׁה֙1
- הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה1
- הַקָּשָׁ֜ה1
- הַקָּשָֽׁה׃1
- וְקָשָׁ֔ה1
- וּקְשֵׁי־1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adjective · feminine singular11HAafsa
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)6HAamsc
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singular6HTd/Aafsa
- adjective · masculine singular3HAamsa
- adjective · feminine plural2HAafpa
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular2HTd/Aamsa
- adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HAafsc
- adjective · masculine plural1HAampa
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HAampc
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine singular1HC/Aafsa
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Aampc
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Aamsc
Genesis
two uses
And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”
- קָשׁ֗וֹתkashotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: harsh
“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
- קָשׁ֑וֹתkashotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: harsh
Exodus
seven uses
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
- קָשָׁ֗הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
- קָשָֽׁה׃ פkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
- הַקָּשֶׁה֙hakashehthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the difficult
The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
- קְשֵׁה־kesheh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stiff of
Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”
- קְשֵׁה־kesheh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stiff of
For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
- קְשֵׁה־kesheh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stiff of
“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”
- קְשֵׁה־kesheh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stiff of
Deuteronomy
four uses
Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.
- קְשֵׁה־kesheh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stiff of
The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
- קְשֵׁה־kesheh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stiff of
But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
- קָשָֽׁה׃kashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!
- הַקָּשֶׁ֑הhakashehthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the stiff
Judges
two uses
But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
- הַקָּשָֽׁה׃hakashahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: the stubborn
And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.
- וְקָשָׁ֔הvekashahconjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: and hard
1 Samuel
three uses
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- קְשַׁת־keshat-adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: hard of
Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
- קָשָֽׁה׃ סkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
- קָשֶׁ֛הkashehadjective · masculine singulartagged: hard
2 Samuel
two uses
The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
- קָשָׁ֥הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: severe
And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
- קָשִׁ֣יםkashimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: hard
1 Kings
three uses
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
- הַקָּשָׁ֗הhakashahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: the hard
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
- קָשָׁ֑הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.
- קָשָֽׁה׃kashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
2 Chronicles
two uses
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
- הַקָּשָׁ֗הhakashahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: the hard
And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
- קָשָׁ֑הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: hard
Job
one use
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
- לִקְשֵׁה־liksheh-preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for hard of
Psalms
one use
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
- קָשָׁ֑הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: a hard
Song of Solomon
one use
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
- קָשָׁ֥הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: severe
Isaiah
six uses
On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
- הַקָּשָׁ֖הhakashahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: the hard
I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- קָשֶׁ֑הkashehadjective · masculine singulartagged: cruel
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
- קָשָׁ֖הkashahadjective · feminine singulartagged: severe
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
- הַקָּשָׁ֜הhakashahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: the fierce
By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
- הַקָּשָׁ֖הhakashahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: the fierce
For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
- קָשֶׁ֖הkashehadjective · masculine singulartagged: stubborn
Ezekiel
two uses
They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
- קְשֵׁ֤יkesheiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: stern of
But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
- וּקְשֵׁי־ukeshei-conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and stern of
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How the numbers are counted
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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
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