What does קָשַׁח mean in the Bible?
קָשַׁח is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) unfeeling".
Hebrew · H7188
קָשַׁח
To be (causatively, make ) unfeeling
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קָשַׁחH7188
What does קָשַׁח mean in the Bible?
קָשַׁח is a Hebrew word meaning "to be (causatively, make ) unfeeling".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7188?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] harden (1), harshly (1).
Where does קָשַׁח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 39:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] harden1×Isaiah 63:17
harshly1×Job 39:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 39:16
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Job1Isaiah1
Source forms
הִקְשִׁ֣יחַ1xhiq·šî·aḥJob 39:16
תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַ1xtaq·šî·aḥIsaiah 63:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1xIsaiah 63:17
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 39:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be (causatively, make ) unfeeling
Source Gloss
to be (causatively, make ) unfeeling
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be (causatively, make) unfeeling BDB: make hard Usage: harden.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
ImperfectIsa 63:171×
PerfectJob 39:161×
Word Origins
קָשַׁח is a primitive root - no further derivation.