TBESH · H7186
קָשֶׁה · qa.sheh · severe
1) hard, cruel, severe, obstinate 1a) hard, difficult 1b) severe 1c) fierce, intense, vehement 1d) stubborn, stiff of neck, stiff-necked 1e) rigorous (of battle)
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qa.sheh H7186
קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) means “severe” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
קָשֶׁה Hebrew · H7186 36 tagged occurrences in 36 verses
Pronunciation guide: kaw-sheh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H7185 (קָשָׁה); severe (in various applications)
KJV glosses: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.
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How translators render H7186
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| harshly | 4 |
| are a stiff-necked | 3 |
| a stiff-necked | 2 |
| the burden | 2 |
| a dire | 1 |
| and cruel | 1 |
| and from the hard | 1 |
| and hard-hearted | 1 |
| and stronger | 1 |
| and stubborn | 1 |
| are stubborn | 1 |
| are too fierce | 1 |
| as unrelenting | 1 |
| for those in trouble | 1 |
| hardship | 1 |
| intense | 1 |
| is a stiff-necked | 1 |
| of a harsh | 1 |
| the difficult | 1 |
| they are obstinate | 1 |
| to hard | 1 |
| troubled | 1 |
| was harsh | 1 |
| will take his sharp | 1 |
| with a fierce | 1 |
| with bad news | 1 |
| with hard | 1 |
| you harshly | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a stiffnecked | 6 |
| roughly | 3 |
| a grievous | 1 |
| and for cruel | 1 |
| and from the hard | 1 |
| and hardhearted | 1 |
| and prevailed | 1 |
| and thy stiff | 1 |
| churlish | 1 |
| cruel | 1 |
| for him that was in trouble | 1 |
| hard things | 1 |
| heavy | 1 |
| his rough | 1 |
| impudent | 1 |
| nor from their stubborn | 1 |
| now therefore make thou the grievous | 1 |
| obstinate | 1 |
| of a cruel | 1 |
| of a sorrowful | 1 |
| sore | 1 |
| the hard | 1 |
| thee roughly | 1 |
| them roughly | 1 |
| thou somewhat the grievous | 1 |
| too hard | 1 |
| upon us hard | 1 |
| with hard | 1 |
| with his sore | 1 |
Verses containing H7186
Page 1 of 1. 36 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 42:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Genesis 42:30
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
Read word by word - Exodus 1:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Exodus 6:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
Read word by word - Exodus 18:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
Read word by word - Exodus 32:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
Read word by word - Exodus 33:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Exodus 33:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’”
Read word by word - Exodus 34:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.”
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 9:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 9:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 26:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 31:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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!
Read word by word - Judges 2:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Judges 4:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 1:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 20:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 25:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 2:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 3:39
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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!”
Read word by word - 1 Kings 12:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Read word by word - 1 Kings 12:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
Read word by word - 1 Kings 14:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 10:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 10:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
Read word by word - Job 30:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
Read word by word - Psalms 60:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 60.5
- Song of Solomon 8:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Isaiah 14:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
Read word by word - Isaiah 19:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
Read word by word - Isaiah 21:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - Isaiah 27:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Isaiah 27:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
Read word by word - Isaiah 48:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 2:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’
Read word by word - Ezekiel 3:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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