1 Kings 16:12:101 Kgs.16.12.W10TAB
אֶל־בַּעְשָׁ֔א
elbasha
“against Baasha”
- Transliteration
- el-ba-sha
- Extended
- ehl-bah-shaa
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.baʕˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Baasha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ba-sha
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha
- clause
kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-yash-MED zim-RI ET kol-BET ba-sha kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾet} marks kol beit Baashah {כָּל־בֵּית בַּעְשָׁא | kol beyt Baʿashah} ‘all the house of Baasha’, emphasizing totality.
Root and etymology
b-ʿ-šbet–ayin–shin
“to stink, be offensive”
In context — 1 Kings 16:12
So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, in keeping with the word of the LORD that He had spoken to Baasha through Jehu the prophet .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בַּעְשָׁ֔א (elbasha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.16.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.12.W10.S1) and character.