קָשָׁה (qâshâh) — Be Cruel

Strong's H7185 is tagged on 28 words in 28 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 35:16 and last appears in Jeremiah 19:15.

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Books where it appears most

Verses (first 25 of 28)

• Genesis 35:16 — וַתְּקַשׁ — and she had difficulties
• Genesis 35:17 — בְהַקְשֹׁתָהּ — when had difficulties she
• Genesis 49:7 — קָשָׁתָה — it is hard
• Exodus 7:3 — אַקְשֶׁה — I will make stubborn
• Exodus 13:15 — הִקְשָׁה — he made stubborn
• Deuteronomy 1:17 — יִקְשֶׁה — it will be too hard
• Deuteronomy 2:30 — הִקְשָׁה — he had made stubborn
• Deuteronomy 10:16 — תַקְשׁוּ — you will make stiff
• Deuteronomy 15:18 — יִקְשֶׁה — it will be hard
• 1 Samuel 5:7 — קָשְׁתָה — it is hard
• 2 Samuel 19:43 — וַיִּקֶשׁ — and it was hard
• 1 Kings 12:4 — הִקְשָׁה — he made hard
• 2 Kings 2:10 — הִקְשִׁיתָ — you have made difficult
• 2 Kings 17:14 — וַיַּקְשׁוּ — and they stiffened
• 2 Chronicles 10:4 — הִקְשָׁה — he made hard
• 2 Chronicles 30:8 — תַּקְשׁוּ — you harden
• 2 Chronicles 36:13 — וַיֶּקֶשׁ — and he made stiff
• Nehemiah 9:16 — וַיַּקְשׁוּ — and they stiffened
• Nehemiah 9:17 — וַיַּקְשׁוּ — and they stiffened
• Nehemiah 9:29 — הִקְשׁוּ — they stiffened
• Job 9:4 — הִקְשָׁה — has he shown stubbornness
• Psalms 95:8 — תַּקְשׁוּ — you harden
• Proverbs 28:14 — וּמַקְשֶׁה — and one who hardens
• Proverbs 29:1 — מַקְשֶׁה — one who hardens
• Isaiah 8:21 — נִקְשֶׁה — hard pressed

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H4748 מִקְשֶׁה (miqsheh), H7083 קֶסֶת (qeçeth), H7186 קָשֶׁה (qâsheh), H7190 קְשִׁי (qᵉshîy), H7198 קֶשֶׁת (qesheth).

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