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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7185 - Stiff

Strong's No.:H7185

Hebrew:קָשָׁה

Transliteration:qâshâh

Phonetic:kaw-shaw'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:be {cruel} be {fiercer} make {grievous} be ([ask {a]} be {in} {have} {seem} would) hard ({-en} {[labour]} {-ly} {thing}) be {sore} ({be} make) stiff ({-en} [-necked]).

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to be {dense} that {is} tough or severe (in various applications)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh

a. (Qal)

1. to be hard, be difficult

2. to be hard, be severe

b. (Niphal)

1. to be ill-treated

2. to be hard pressed

c. (Piel) to have severe labour (of women)

d. (Hiphil)

1. to make difficult, make difficulty

2. to make severe, make burdensome

3. to make hard, make stiff, make stubborn 1d

e. of obstinacy (fig)

1. to show stubbornness


Bible References:
Stiff

Translation
Occurrences:
cruel ( 1 )
fiercer ( 1 )
grievous ( 2 )
hard ( 3 )
harden ( 2 )
hardened ( 8 )
hardeneth ( 2 )
hardly ( 1 )
pressed ( 1 )
sore ( 1 )
stiff ( 1 )
stiffened ( 1 )
thee ( 1 )
thing ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.