Usually translated as
hard, roughly, grievous, cruel, sore, churlish, hardhearted, heavy, impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough, sorrowful, stiff, in trouble, stubborn
Occurrences
Qâsheh occurs 36 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (7), Deuteronomy (4), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Job (1), Psalms (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (6), Ezekiel (2)
- Genesis 42:7 — And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly (קָשׁ֗וֹת) unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
- Genesis 42:30 — The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly (קָשׁ֑וֹת) to us, and took us for spies of the country.
- Exodus 1:14 — And they made their lives bitter with hard (קָשָׁ֗ה) bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
- Exodus 6:9 — And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage (קָשָֽׁה).
- Exodus 18:26 — And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard (הַקָּשֶׁה֙) causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
- Exodus 32:9 — And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked (קְשֵׁה) people:
- Exodus 33:3 — Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked (קְשֵׁה) people: lest I consume thee in the way.
- Exodus 33:5 — For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked (קְשֵׁה) people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
- Exodus 34:9 — And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked (קְשֵׁה) people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 9:6 — Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked (קְשֵׁה) people.
- Deuteronomy 9:13 — Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked (קְשֵׁה) people:
- Deuteronomy 26:6 — And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard (קָשָֽׁה) bondage:
- Deuteronomy 31:27 — For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff (הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה) neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
- Judges 2:19 — And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way (הַקָּשָֽׁה).
- Judges 4:24 — And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed (וְקָשָׁ֔ה) against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
- 1 Samuel 1:15 — And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful (קְשַׁת) spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 20:10 — Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly (קָשָֽׁה)?
- 1 Samuel 25:3 — Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish (קָשֶׁ֛ה) and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
- 2 Samuel 2:17 — And there was a very sore (קָשָׁ֥ה) battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
- 2 Samuel 3:39 — And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard (קָשִׁ֣ים) for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
- 1 Kings 12:4 — Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous (הַקָּשָׁ֗ה) service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
- 1 Kings 12:13 — And the king answered the people roughly (קָשָׁ֑ה), and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
- 1 Kings 14:6 — And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy (קָשָֽׁה) tidings.
- 2 Chronicles 10:4 — Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous (הַקָּשָׁ֗ה) servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
- 2 Chronicles 10:13 — And the king answered them roughly (קָשָׁ֑ה); and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
- Job 30:25 — Did not I weep for him that was in trouble (לִקְשֵׁה)? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
- Psalms 60:3 — Thou hast shewed thy people hard (קָשָׁ֑ה) things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
- Song of Songs 8:6 — Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel (קָשָׁ֥ה) as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
- Isaiah 14:3 — And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard (הַקָּשָׁ֖ה) bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
- Isaiah 19:4 — And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel (קָשֶׁ֑ה) lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
- Isaiah 21:2 — A grievous (קָשָׁ֖ה) vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
- Isaiah 27:1 — In that day the LORD with his sore (הַקָּשָׁ֜ה) and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
- Isaiah 27:8 — In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough (הַקָּשָׁ֖ה) wind in the day of the east wind.
- Isaiah 48:4 — Because I knew that thou art obstinate (קָשֶׁ֖ה), and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
- Ezekiel 2:4 — For they are impudent (קְשֵׁ֤י) children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 3:7 — But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted (וּקְשֵׁי).