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Kashe (קשה) means hard in Hebrew.

It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קָשֶׁה
kashe
adjective
In English

hard

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives 7 meanings for Kashe.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    העומד בפני כוחות שונים, ואינו נשבר או מתעוות.
    בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִפְקֹד יְהוָה בְּחַרְבּוֹ הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֹלָה וְהַחֲזָקָה, עַל לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ...
  2. 2
    לֹא פָּשׁוּט (הֵן גַּשְׁמִית וְהֵן נַפְשִׁית).
    וְשָׁפְטוּ אֶת־הָעָם בְּכָל־עֵת; אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַקָּשֶׁה יְבִיאוּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁה, וְכָל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן יִשְׁפּוּטוּ הֵם.
  3. 3
    גם בסמיכות לְעֹרֶף וּלְפָנִים מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְוַתֵּר עַל נְקַלָּה וְעוֹמֵד עַל דַּעְתּוֹ.
    וְהַבָּנִים קְשֵׁי פָנִים וְחִזְקֵי־לֵב...
  4. 4
    הַמֵּסֵב אִי נוֹחוּת אוֹ הַמֵּסֵב סֵבֶל.
    וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה – בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים, וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה; אֵת כָּל־עֲבֹדָתָם, אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ.
  5. 5
    תואר־הפועלבַּחֲרִיפוּת, בְּחֻמְרָה.
    וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד, אֶל יְהוֹנָתָן; מִי יַגִּיד לִי, אוֹ מַה יַּעַנְךָ אָבִיךָ קָשָׁה.
  6. 6
    שֶׁהוּא בַּעַל אֹפִי אַכְזָר וָרַע.
    ...וְהָאִשָּׁה טוֹבַת־שֶׂכֶל וִיפַת תֹּאַר, וְהָאִישׁ קָשֶׁה וְרַע מַעֲלָלִים...
  7. 7
    עממיהַקְּרוּם שֶׁל הַלֶּחֶם.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kashe is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
קָשֶׁה
Written without vowel points
קשה
Said
kashe
Root
ק־ש־ה
Pattern
קָטֵל
Plural
קָשִׁים
Feminine form
קָשָׁה
Inflections
נ' קָשָׁה, קְשַׁת־; ר' קָשִׁים, קְשֵׁי־; נ"ר קָשׁוֹת, קְשׁוֹת־; קְשֵׁה־
Gematria
405

This is how Kashe is said in other languages.

English
hard
Arabic
قاس, صعب
Spanish
duro

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These words rhyme with Kashe.

The word Kashe comes from the root ק־ש־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Kashe in the dictionary.

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What does Kashe (⁨קשה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kashe (⁨קשה⁩) means hard. It is said kashe, with the stress on she.

What is a synonym for Kashe (⁨קשה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kashe (⁨קשה⁩) are ⁨קשיח⁩, ⁨נוקשה⁩, ⁨מסובך⁩, ⁨עקש⁩, ⁨עקשן⁩, and ⁨חמור⁩.

What is the opposite of Kashe (⁨קשה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Kashe (⁨קשה⁩) are ⁨רך⁩, ⁨קל⁩, and ⁨פשוט⁩.

What rhymes with Kashe (⁨קשה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kashe (⁨קשה⁩) include ⁨ש־⁩ and ⁨משושה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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