קשה

Hebrew

Adjective

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

hard (resistant to pressure)
hard (difficult)
hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
(of eggs) hard-boiled
(of an injury or accident) serious, heavy: major, non-trivial
(קָשָׁה, kashá) Feminine singular indefinite form of קָשֶׁה‎.
(קְשֵׁה־‎, k'shé-) Masculine singular construct form of קָשֶׁה‎.

Usage notes

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

Antonyms

(resistant to pressure, hard-boiled): רך‎ (rákh)
(difficult, serious, heavy): קל‎ (kál)

Derived terms

קשה עורף‎ (kshé 'óref)

Anagrams

שקה‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קָשֶׁה‎.

Adjective

קשה • (koshe)

difficult

Synonyms

(difficult): שווער‎ (shver)

Antonyms

(difficult): נישקשה‎ (nishkoshe), לײַכט‎ (laykht), גרינג‎ (gring)

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