# קָשֶׁה (qasheh)

Israeli respelling: qa-sheh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7186. 36 Old Testament occurrences.

severe (in various applications)

King James renderings: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/qasheh-h7186

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 42:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, When…
- [Genesis 42:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/42/30) — The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
- [Exodus 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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,…
- [Exodus 6:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Exodus 18:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Exodus 32:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/32/9) — And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
- [Exodus 33:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Exodus 33:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Exodus 34:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 par…
- [Deuteronomy 9:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Deuteronomy 9:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/9/13) — Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
- [Deuteronomy 26:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/26/6) — And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
- [Deuteronomy 31:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Judges 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Judges 4:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 Ca…
- [1 Samuel 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [1 Samuel 20:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/20/10) — Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
- [1 Samuel 25:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 countena…
- [2 Samuel 2:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [2 Samuel 3:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [1 Kings 12:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, lig…
- [1 Kings 12:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/12/13) — And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
- [1 Kings 14:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 feign…
- [2 Chronicles 10:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 up…
- [2 Chronicles 10:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/10/13) — And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
- [Job 30:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/30/25) — Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
- [Psalms 60:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/60/3) — Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
- [Song of Solomon 8:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Isaiah 14:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 where…
- [Isaiah 19:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Isaiah 21:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 Me…
- [Isaiah 27:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 serp…
- [Isaiah 27:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Isaiah 48:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/48/4) — Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
- [Ezekiel 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Ezekiel 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 hardhea…