- Original: קשׁה - Transliteration: Qasheh - Phonetic: kaw-sheh' - Definition: 1. hard, cruel, severe, obstinate a. hard, difficult b. severe c. fierce, intense, vehement d. stubborn, stiff of neck, stiff-necked e. rigorous (of battle) - Origin: from H7185 - TWOT entry: 2085a - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From H7185 ; severe (in various applications): - churlish cruel grievous hard ([-hearted] thing) heavy + impudent obstinate prevailed rough (-ly) sore sorrowful stiff ([-necked]) stubborn + in trouble. Total KJV Occurrences: 36 • bondage, 1 Exodus 6:9 • churlish, 1 1 Samuel 25:3 • cruel, 2 Song of Songs 8:6; Isaiah 19:4 • grievous, 3 1 Kings 12:4; 2 Chronicles 10:4; Isaiah 21:2 • hard, 6 Exodus 1:14; Exodus 18:26; Deuteronomy 26:6; 2 Samuel 3:39; Psalm 60:3; Isaiah 14:3 • hardhearted, 1 Ezekiel 3:7 • heavy, 1 1 Kings 14:6 • impudent, 1 Ezekiel 2:4 • obstinate, 1 Isaiah 48:4 • prevailed, 1 Judges 4:24 • rough, 1 Isaiah 27:8 • roughly, 5 Genesis 42:7; Genesis 42:30; 1 Samuel 20:10; 1 Kings 12:13; 2 Chronicles 10:13 • sore, 2 2 Samuel 2:17; Isaiah 27:1 • sorrowful, 1 1 Samuel 1:15 • stiff, 1 Deuteronomy 31:27 • stiffnecked, 6 Exodus 32:9; Exodus 33:3; Exodus 33:5; Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 9:6; Deuteronomy 9:13 • trouble, 1 Job 30:25 • way, 1 Judges 2:19