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Strong's Number H7185

קָשָׁה

qashah · kaw-shaw'

Transliteration:

qashah{kaw-shaw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2085

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)

Usage in the KJV:

harden 17, hard 4, stiffnecked 6203 1, grievous 2, misc 8

Total: 28
Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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