KJV dictionary & concordance
Firm, difficult, severe, harsh, laborious, forceful, or resistant to pressure.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 18:14
Complete exact-word concordance
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sonnes, and the Philistines slew Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sonnes of Saul.
1611 marginal noteOr, Ieshui, 1.Sam. 14.49.
Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
Wherefore Hanun tooke Dauids seruants, and shaued them, and cut off their garments in the middest, hard by their buttockes, and sent them away.
AND when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
¶ And when the Queene of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, shee came to prooue Solomon with hard questions at Ierusalem, with a very great companie, and camels that bare spices, and golde in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, shee communed with him of all that was in her heart.
1611 marginal note1.King. 10.1,&c. mat. 12.42. luke 11.31.
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
His heart is as firme as a stone, yea as hard as a peece of the nether mil-stone.
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made vs to drinke the wine of astonishment.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
My soule followeth hard after thee: thy right hand vpholdeth me.
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
Thy wrath lieth hard vpon me: and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waues. Selah.
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
How long shal they vtter, and speake hard things? and all the workers of iniquitie boast themselues?
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Good vnderstanding giueth fauour: but the way of transgressours is hard.
And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
And it shall come to passe in the day that the LORD shal giue thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy feare, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serue,
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