Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root קשח

pattern KATIL

קָשִׁיחַ kashiach
קְשִׁיחָה kshicha

stiff, inflexible, hard, rigid

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
קָשִׁיחַ kashiach
קְשִׁיחָה kshicha
קְשִׁיחִים kshichim
קְשִׁיחוֹת kshichot

Notes

The final radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Adjective – katul pattern קָשׁוּחַ tough, stubborn, intransigent
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַקְשִׁיחַ to harden, to toughen (both transitive and intransitive)
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְקַשֵּׁחַ to harden, to toughen, to strengthen