1) to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be hard, be difficult 1a2) to be hard, be severe 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be ill-treated 1b2) to be hard pressed 1c) (Piel) to have severe labour (of women) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make difficult, make difficulty 1d2) to make severe, make burdensome 1d3) to make hard, make stiff, make stubborn 1d3a) of obstinacy (fig) 1d4) to show stubbornness
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H7185 — קָשָׁה
qa.shah · to harden · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 35:16 · וַתְּקַ֥שׁLater, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.Genesis 35:17 · בְהַקְשֹׁתָ֖הּDuring her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”Genesis 49:7 · קָשָׁ֑תָהCursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.Exodus 7:3 · אַקְשֶׁ֖הBut I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,Exodus 13:15 · הִקְשָׁ֣הAnd when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’Deuteronomy 1:17 · יִקְשֶׁ֣הShow no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”Deuteronomy 2:30 · הִקְשָׁה֩But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.Deuteronomy 10:16 · תַקְשׁ֖וּCircumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.Deuteronomy 15:18 · יִקְשֶׁ֣הDo not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.1 Samuel 5:7 · קָשְׁתָ֤הAnd when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”2 Samuel 19:43 · וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.1 Kings 12:4 · הִקְשָׁ֣ה“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”2 Kings 2:10 · הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”2 Kings 17:14 · וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּBut they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.2 Chronicles 10:4 · הִקְשָׁ֣ה“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”2 Chronicles 30:8 · תַּקְשׁ֥וּNow do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.2 Chronicles 36:13 · וַיֶּ֤קֶשׁHe also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.Nehemiah 9:16 · וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.Nehemiah 9:17 · וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.Nehemiah 9:29 · הִקְשׁ֖וּYou admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.Job 9:4 · הִקְשָׁ֥הGod is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?Psalm 95:8 · תַּקְשׁ֣וּdo not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,Proverbs 28:14 · וּמַקְשֶׁ֥הBlessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.Proverbs 29:1 · מַקְשֶׁה־A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.Isaiah 8:21 · נִקְשֶׁ֣הThey will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.Jeremiah 7:26 · וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.Jeremiah 17:23 · וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline.Jeremiah 19:15 · הִקְשׁוּ֙“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’”