Difficult in Hebrew is קָשֶׁה (kashé).
It can also be said מסובך, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
difficult
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for difficult as an adjective.
hard, not easy
- קָשֶׁהקשהkashéIn the Hebrew dictionary
- מסובךmesubbakh
This is more about the Hebrew word קָשֶׁה.
- Written with vowel points
- קָשֶׁה
- Written without vowel points
- קשה
- Said
- kashé
- Feminine form
- קָשָׁה
- Its meanings in English
- difficult, hard, hard-boiled
The Hebrew dictionary's page for קשה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with difficult.
These words come before and after difficult in the list.
These are the questions people ask about difficult in Hebrew.
How do you say difficult in Hebrew?
difficult in Hebrew is קָשֶׁה, said kashé. Without vowel points it is written קשה.
What are other Hebrew words for difficult?
Besides קשה, difficult can be said מסובך (mesubbakh), depending on the meaning.
What else does קשה mean in English?
Besides difficult, קשה can mean hard and hard-boiled.
How is difficult pronounced in English?
difficult is pronounced /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry difficult and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.