# H7186 קָשֶׁה

קָשֶׁה (qâsheh), Strong’s H7186: severe (in various applications) KJV: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent…. Occurs 36 times.

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*qâsheh* — severe (in various applications)

KJV: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent…

Derived from [קָשָׁה qâshâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H7185) (to be dense, i.e. tough or severe)

Occurs 36 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- קָשֶׁה adj. hard, severe

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 42:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/42?v=7) — Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He…
- [Genesis 42:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/42?v=30) — “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
- [Exodus 1:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/1?v=14) — and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field…
- [Exodus 6:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/6?v=9) — Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn’t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
- [Exodus 18:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/18?v=26) — They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged…
- [Exodus 32:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/32?v=9) — The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
- [Exodus 33:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/33?v=3) — Go to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, lest I…
- [Exodus 33:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/33?v=5) — The LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up among you…
- [Exodus 34:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/34?v=9) — He said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go among us, even though this is a…
- [Deuteronomy 9:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/9?v=6) — Know therefore that the LORD your God doesn’t give you this good land to possess for your righteousness, for you are a…