Original: קָשָׁה

Transliteration: qâshâh

Phonetic: kaw-shaw'

Short Definition: Be cruel

Original: קשׁה

Transliteration: qâshâh

Phonetic: kaw-shaw'

BDB Definition:

1. 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 (figuratively)
      4. to show stubbornness

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2085

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H7186, H7190, H7191