Lexicon :: Strong's H7185 - qāšâ

קָשָׁה

Transliteration

qāšâ

Pronunciation

kaw-shaw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2085

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

קָשָׁה qâshâh, kaw-shaw'; a primitive root; properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications):—be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ((ask a), be in, have, seem, would) hard(-en, (labour), -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff(-en, (-necked)).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H7185 in the following manner: harden (12x), hard (4x), stiffnecked (with H6203) (2x), grievous (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H7185 in the following manner: harden (12x), hard (4x), stiffnecked (with H6203) (2x), grievous (2x), miscellaneous (8x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh
1. (Qal)
  1. to be hard, be difficult
  2. to be hard, be severe
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be ill-treated
  2. to be hard pressed
3. (Piel) to have severe labour (of women)
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to make difficult, make difficulty
  2. to make severe, make burdensome
  3. to make hard, make stiff, make stubborn
    1. of obstinacy (fig)
  4. to show stubbornness

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STRONGS H7185: Abbreviations

I. [קָשָׁה] verb be hard, severe, fierce (Late Hebrew קָשָׁה be severe; Arabic () be hard, dry, III. endure, struggle against, severity; Aramaic קְשָׁא, be hard, difficult; Jewish-Aramaic קְשִׁי, קַשְׁיָה adjective hard); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular קָֽשְׁתָה 1 Samuel 5:7, קָשָׁ֑תָה Genesis 49:7; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְשֶׁה Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 15:18, וַיִּ֫קֶשׁ 2 Samuel 19:44; —

1. be hard, difficult Deuteronomy 1:17 (of a legal case; מִן comparative).

2. be hard, severe, יָדוֺ ק׳ עָלֵינוּ 1 Samuel 5:7 (of י׳, in judgement); בְעֵינֶ֑ךָ יִק׳. Deuteronomy 15:18 it shall not be hard in thine eyes (seem a severe trial, an injustice); of wrath Genesis 49:7 (poem in J; || עָ֑ז); of fierce words 2 Samuel 19:44.

Niph. Participle נִקְשֶׁה Isaiah 8:21 hardly bestead, hard pressed.
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ Genesis 35:16 (E) she made hard in her bearing (had severe labour).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְשָׁה Exodus 13:15 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיֶּקֶשׁ 2 Chronicles 36:13; 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּקְשׁוּ Jeremiah 7:26 +, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix בְּהַקְשֹׁתָהּ Genesis 35:17; Participle מַקְשֶׁה Proverbs 28:14; Proverbs 29:1; —

1. make difficult, difficulty: הִקְשָׁה לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ Exodus 13:15 Pharaoh made difficulty about sending us away; of travail Genesis 35:17 (E; as Pi.); הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֺל 2 Kings 2:10 thou hast made hard to ask, asked a hard thing.

2. make severe, burdensome, yoke imposed by king 1 Kings 12:4 2 Chronicles 10:4.

a. make hard, stiff, stubborn, figurative of obstinacy: אֶת־עָרְפָּם וַיַּקְשׁוּ 2 Kings 17:14 they stiffened their neck, so Jeremiah 7:26; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 19:15; Deuteronomy 10:16; 2 Chronicles 30:8; 36:13; Nehemiah 9:16, 17, 29; Proverbs 29:1; אַלתַּֿקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם Psalm 95:8, compare Proverbs 28:14; subject י׳, אַקְשֶׁה אֶתלֵֿב פ׳ Exodus 7:3 (P), accusative אֶתרֿוחוֺ Deuteronomy 2:30,

b. shew stubborness Job 9:4 (with אֶל person [י׳]).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:16; 35:17; 35:17; 49:7; 49:7

Exodus

7:3; 13:15; 13:15

Deuteronomy

1:17; 1:17; 2:30; 10:16; 15:18; 15:18

1 Samuel

5:7; 5:7

1 Kings

12:4

2 Kings

2:10; 17:14

2 Chronicles

10:4; 30:8; 36:13; 36:13

Nehemiah

9:16; 9:17; 9:29

Job

9:4

Psalms

95:8

Proverbs

28:14; 28:14; 29:1; 29:1

Isaiah

8:21

Jeremiah

7:26; 7:26; 17:23; 19:15

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H7185 matches the Hebrew קָשָׁה (qāšâ),
which occurs 28 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 35:16

Gen 35:16 - And they journeyed^H5265 from Bethel;^H1008 and there was but^H5750 a little^H3530 way^H776 to come^H935 to Ephrath:^H672 and Rachel^H7354 travailed,^H3205 and she had hard^H7185 labour.^H3205

Gen 35:17

Gen 35:17 - And it came to pass, when she was in hard^H7185 labour,^H3205 that the midwife^H3205 said^H559 unto her, Fear^H3372 not; thou shalt have this son^H1121 also.

Gen 49:7

Gen 49:7 - Cursed^H779 be their anger,^H639 for it was fierce;^H5794 and their wrath,^H5678 for it was cruel:^H7185 I will divide^H2505 them in Jacob,^H3290 and scatter^H6327 them in Israel.^H3478

Exo 7:3

Exo 7:3 - And I will harden^H7185 Pharaoh's^H6547 heart,^H3820 and multiply^H7235 my signs^H226 and my wonders^H4159 in the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

Exo 13:15

Exo 13:15 - And it came to pass, when Pharaoh^H6547 would hardly^H7185 let us go,^H7971 that the LORD^H3068 slew^H2026 all the firstborn^H1060 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 both the firstborn^H1060 of man,^H120 and the firstborn^H1060 of beast:^H929 therefore I sacrifice^H2076 to the LORD^H3068 all that openeth^H6363 the matrix,^H7358 being males;^H2145 but all the firstborn^H1060 of my children^H1121 I redeem.^H6299

Deu 1:17

Deu 1:17 - Ye shall not respect^H5234 persons^H6440 in judgment;^H4941 but ye shall hear^H8085 the small^H6996 as well as the great;^H1419 ye shall not be afraid^H1481 of the face^H6440 of man;^H376 for the judgment^H4941 is God's:^H430 and the cause^H1697 that is too hard^H7185 for you, bring^H7126 it unto me, and I will hear^H8085 it.

Deu 2:30

Deu 2:30 - But Sihon^H5511 king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809 would^H14 not let us pass^H5674 by him: for the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hardened^H7185 his spirit,^H7307 and made his heart^H3824 obstinate,^H553 that he might deliver^H5414 him into thy hand,^H3027 as appeareth this day.^H3117

Deu 10:16

Deu 10:16 - Circumcise^H4135 therefore the foreskin^H6190 of your heart,^H3824 and be no more stiffnecked.^H6203^H7185

Deu 15:18

Deu 15:18 - It shall not seem hard^H7185 unto thee,^H5869 when thou sendest him away^H7971 free^H2670 from thee; for he hath been worth^H7939 a double^H4932 hired servant^H7916 to thee, in serving^H5647 thee six^H8337 years:^H8141 and the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall bless^H1288 thee in all that thou doest.^H6213

1Sa 5:7

1Sa 5:7 - And when the men^H582 of Ashdod^H795 saw^H7200 that it was so, they said,^H559 The ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 shall not abide^H3427 with us: for his hand^H3027 is sore^H7185 upon us, and upon Dagon^H1712 our god.^H430

2Sa 19:43

2Sa 19:43 - And the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 answered^H6030 the men^H376 of Judah,^H3063 and said,^H559 We have ten^H6235 parts^H3027 in the king,^H4428 and we^H589 have also more right in David^H1732 than ye: why then did ye despise^H7043 us, that our advice^H1697 should not be first^H7223 had in bringing back^H7725 our king?^H4428 And the words^H1697 of the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 were fiercer^H7185 than the words^H1697 of the men^H376 of Israel.^H3478

1Ki 12:4

1Ki 12:4 - Thy father^H1 made^H7185 ➔ our yoke^H5923 grievous:^H7185 now therefore make thou the grievous^H7186 service^H5656 of thy father,^H1 and his heavy^H3515 yoke^H5923 which he put^H5414 upon us, lighter,^H7043 and we will serve^H5647 thee.

2Ki 2:10

2Ki 2:10 - And he said,^H559 Thou hast asked^H7592 a hard thing:^H7185 nevertheless, if thou see^H7200 me when I am taken^H3947 from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

2Ki 17:14

2Ki 17:14 - Notwithstanding they would not hear,^H8085 but hardened^H7185 their necks,^H6203 like to the neck^H6203 of their fathers,^H1 that did not believe^H539 in the LORD^H3068 their God.^H430

2Ch 10:4

2Ch 10:4 - Thy father^H1 made our yoke^H5923 grievous:^H7185 now therefore ease^H7043 thou somewhat the grievous^H7186 servitude^H5656 of thy father,^H1 and his heavy^H3515 yoke^H5923 that he put^H5414 upon us, and we will serve^H5647 thee.

2Ch 30:8

2Ch 30:8 - Now be ye not stiffnecked,^H7185^H6203 as your fathers^H1 were, but yield^H5414 yourselves^H3027 unto the LORD,^H3068 and enter^H935 into his sanctuary,^H4720 which he hath sanctified^H6942 for ever:^H5769 and serve^H5647 the LORD^H3068 your God,^H430 that the fierceness^H2740 of his wrath^H639 may turn away^H7725 from you.

2Ch 36:13

2Ch 36:13 - And he also rebelled^H4775 against king^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar,^H5019 who had made him swear^H7650 by God:^H430 but he stiffened^H7185 his neck,^H6203 and hardened^H553 his heart^H3824 from turning^H7725 unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel.^H3478

Neh 9:16

Neh 9:16 - But they and our fathers^H1 dealt proudly,^H2102 and hardened^H7185 their necks,^H6203 and hearkened^H8085 not to thy commandments,^H4687

Neh 9:17

Neh 9:17 - And refused^H3985 to obey,^H8085 neither were mindful^H2142 of thy wonders^H6381 that thou didst^H6213 among them; but hardened^H7185 their necks,^H6203 and in their rebellion^H4805 appointed^H5414 a captain^H7218 to return^H7725 to their bondage:^H5659 but thou art a God^H433 ready to pardon,^H5547 gracious^H2587 and merciful,^H7349 slow^H750 to anger,^H639 and of great^H7227 kindness,^H2617 and forsookest^H5800 them not.

Neh 9:29

Neh 9:29 - And testifiedst^H5749 against them, that thou mightest bring them again^H7725 unto thy law:^H8451 yet they dealt proudly,^H2102 and hearkened^H8085 not unto thy commandments,^H4687 but sinned^H2398 against thy judgments,^H4941 (which if a man^H120 do,^H6213 he shall live^H2421 in them;) and withdrew^H5414^H5637 the shoulder,^H3802 and hardened^H7185 their neck,^H6203 and would not hear.^H8085

Job 9:4

Job 9:4 - He is wise^H2450 in heart,^H3824 and mighty^H533 in strength:^H3581 who hath hardened^H7185 himself against him, and hath prospered?^H7999

Psa 95:8

Psa 95:8 - Harden^H7185 not your heart,^H3824 as in the provocation,^H4808 and as in the day^H3117 of temptation^H4531 in the wilderness:^H4057

Pro 28:14

Pro 28:14 - Happy^H835 is the man^H120 that feareth^H6342 alway:^H8548 but he that hardeneth^H7185 his heart^H3820 shall fall^H5307 into mischief.^H7451

Pro 29:1

Pro 29:1 - He,^H376 that being often reproved^H8433 hardeneth^H7185 his neck,^H6203 shall suddenly^H6621 be destroyed,^H7665 and that without remedy.^H4832

Isa 8:21

Isa 8:21 - And they shall pass^H5674 through it, hardly bestead^H7185 and hungry:^H7457 and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry,^H7456 they shall fret^H7107 themselves, and curse^H7043 their king^H4428 and their God,^H430 and look^H6437 upward.^H4605

Jer 7:26

Jer 7:26 - Yet they hearkened^H8085 not unto me, nor inclined^H5186 their ear,^H241 but hardened^H7185 their neck:^H6203 they did worse^H7489 than their fathers.^H1

Jer 17:23

Jer 17:23 - But they obeyed^H8085 not, neither inclined^H5186 their ear,^H241 but made their neck^H6203 stiff,^H7185 that they might not hear,^H8085 nor receive^H3947 instruction.^H4148

Jer 19:15

Jer 19:15 - Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 Behold, I will bring^H935 upon this city^H5892 and upon all her towns^H5892 all the evil^H7451 that I have pronounced^H1696 against it, because they have hardened^H7185 their necks,^H6203 that they might not hear^H8085 my words.^H1697

Lexicon :: Strong's H7185 - qāšâ

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