Qasheh קָשֶׁה

Qasheh (Hebrew קָשֶׁה, Strong's H7186) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “severe”. It occurs 36 times in 36 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Qasheh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 42:7
  And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.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.”
• Genesis 42:30
  The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

Exodus

• Exodus 1:14
  And they made their lives bitter with hard 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.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.
• 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.Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
• Exodus 18:26
  And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
• Exodus 32:9
  And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked 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 people: lest I consume thee in the way.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.”
• Exodus 33:5
  For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked 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.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.’”
• 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 people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.“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.”

Deuteronomy

• 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 people.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.
• Deuteronomy 9:13
  Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
• Deuteronomy 26:6
  And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
• Deuteronomy 31:27
  For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff 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?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!

Judges

• 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.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.
• Judges 4:24
  And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 1:15
  And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I 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?Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
• 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 and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.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.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 2:17
  And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by 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 for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.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!”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 12:4
  Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
• 1 Kings 12:13
  And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
• 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 tidings.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.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 10:4
  Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
• 2 Chronicles 10:13
  And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders

Job

• Job 30:25
  Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

Psalms

• Psalm 60:3
  Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 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 as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.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.

Isaiah

• 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 bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
• Isaiah 19:4
  And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
• Isaiah 21:2
  A grievous 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.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.”
• Isaiah 27:1
  In that day the Lord with his sore 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.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.
• Isaiah 27:8
  In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
• Isaiah 48:4
  Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 2:4
  For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.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.’
• 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.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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).