Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף) means stiffnecked in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
stiffnecked
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kshe 'oref.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עקשן, אדם שלא מוכן להתפשר ולזוז מעמדתו גם אם הוא טועה.
אִישׁ תּוֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה-עֹרֶף פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kshe 'oref is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- קְשֵׁה עֹרֶף
- Written without vowel points
- קשה עורף
- Said
- kshe 'oref
- Plural
- קְשֵׁי־עֹרֶף
- Feminine form
- קְשַׁת־עֹרֶף
- Inflections
- נ' קְשַׁת־עֹרֶף, ר' קְשֵׁי־עֹרֶף, נ"ר קְשׁוֹת־עֹרֶף
- Gematria
- 761
This is how Kshe 'oref is said in other languages.
- English
- stiffnecked
These words mean nearly the same as Kshe 'oref.
These words mean the opposite of Kshe 'oref.
- ותרןlenient
- עלה נידף
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These words come before and after Kshe 'oref in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kshe 'oref.
What does Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף) mean in Hebrew?
Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף) means stiffnecked. It is said kshe 'oref, with the stress on o.
What is a synonym for Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף) are עיקש and עקשן.
What is the opposite of Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kshe 'oref (קשה עורף) are ותרן and עלה נידף.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשה ערף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.