קשה

Hebrew

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Adjective

קָשֶׁה • (kashé) (feminine קָשָׁה, masculine plural קָשִׁים, feminine plural קָשׁוֹת)

1. hard (resistant to pressure)
2. hard (difficult)
3. hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
4. hard-boiled (of eggs)
5. (of an injury or accident) serious, heavy: major, non-trivial

   סופה קשה ― sufá kashá ― a severe storm

6. (קָשָׁה, kashá) Feminine singular indefinite form of קָשֶׁה.
7. (קְשֵׁה־, k'shé-) Masculine singular construct state form of קָשֶׁה.

Usage notes

• This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “resistant to pressure, hard-boiled”): רך (rákh)
• (antonym(s) of “difficult, serious, heavy”): קל (kál)

Derived terms

• קשה עורף (kshé 'óref)
• קשה יום (kshé yóm)

References

• H7186 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• שקה

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קָשֶׁה.

Adjective

קשה • (koshe)

1. difficult

Synonyms

• (difficult): שווער (shver)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “difficult”): נישקשה (nishkoshe), לײַכט (laykht), גרינג (gring)