Strong's H7185 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: קָשָׁה (qâshâh)

Pronunciation: kaw-shaw'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

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

KJV Renderings: 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)).

Senses

1. to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh
1. (Qal)
2. to be hard, be difficult
3. to be hard, be severe
4. (Niphal)
5. to be ill-treated
6. to be hard pressed
7. (Piel) to have severe labour (of women)
8. (Hiphil)
9. to make difficult, make difficulty
10. to make severe, make burdensome
11. to make hard, make stiff, make stubborn
1. of obstinacy (fig)
12. to show stubbornness

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.