Quick Definition
severe
Strong's Definition
severe (in various applications)
Derivation: from H7185 (קָשָׁה);
KJV Usage: churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.
TWOT Reference: 2085a
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) — severe. 1) hard, cruel, severe, obstinate 1a) hard, difficult 1b) severe 1c) fierce, intense, vehement 1d) stubborn, stiff of neck, stiff-necked 1e) rigorous (of battle)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · קשׁה
Cruel
harsh, savage literally: hard; hence: = state in which words and actions lack gentleness
GEN 42:7 · GEN 42:30 · 1SA 20:10 · 1SA 25:3 · 2SA 3:39 · 1KI 12:13 · 2CH 10:13 · ISA 19:4
Ferocious
fierce, rough literally: hard; hence: = state in which the wind comes with such strength that it causes damage
Grieve
Collocation: קְשַׁת רוּחַ
unhappy literally: hard in spirit; hence: = state in which humans are experiencing deep sorrow
Hard
hard, difficult literally: hard; hence: = state in which an event is difficult to handle or to accept
Intense
fierce literally: hard; hence: = state in which an event takes place with intensity
Unsafe
harsh literally: hard; hence: = state in which an event is associated with hardship and suffering
EXO 1:14 · EXO 6:9 · DEU 26:6 · 1KI 12:4 · 2CH 10:4 · JOB 30:25 · PSA 60:5 · ISA 14:3
Unwilling
stubborn, obstinate literally: hard; hence: = state in which humans are stubborn and unwilling to yield
Unwilling | ≈ חִזְקֵי מֵצַח
Collocation: קְשֵׁי לֵב
stubborn, obstinate literally: hard of heart; hence: = state in which humans are stubborn and unwilling to yield
Unwilling
Collocation: קְשֵׁה עֹרֶף
stiff-necked, stubborn, obstinate literally: stiff-necked; hence: = state in which humans are stubborn and unwilling to yield
EXO 32:9 · EXO 33:3 · EXO 33:5 · EXO 34:9 · DEU 9:6 · DEU 9:13
Unwilling
Collocation: קְשֵׁי פָנִים
stubborn, obstinate literally: hard of face; hence: = state in which humans are stubborn and unwilling to yield
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קָשֶׁה adj. hard, severe base