קָשָׁה

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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)).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel) to have severe labor (of women)
• 5.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: qâshâh; Pronunciation: kaw-shaw'