Words the Bible translates as hard
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sklērosσκληρόςhardnot studied yet
- ḥazaqחָזָקstrong: possessing force that does not give way, whether power that overwhelms or hardness that will not bend
- qashehקָשֶׁהhard in the sense of unyielding: a burden that will not let up, a manner that gives no ground, or a person who will not bend
- etanאֵיתָןunfailing: something that keeps going or holds steady without giving out, the way a stream that runs all year does
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