1 Kings 16:3:41 Kgs.16.3.W4TAB
בַעְשָׁ֖א
vasha
“Baasha”
- Transliteration
- va-SHA
- Extended
- vah-SHAA
- IPA
- /vaʕˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Baasha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
va-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-RE va-SHA
- clause
hin-NE mav-e-IR a-kha-RE va-SHA ve-a-kha-RE BE-to
- sentence
hin-NE mav-e-IR a-kha-RE va-SHA ve-a-kha-RE BE-to ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha ke-VET ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT
Exegesis
and after’ each introduce objects Baʿšā {בַעְשָׁא | baʿ-šāʾ} and bêṯô {בֵיתוֹ | bê-ṯô}, creating a parallel emphasis on both the king and his dynasty.
Root and etymology
b-ʿ-šbet–ayin–shin
“to stink, be offensive”
In context — 1 Kings 16:3
Behold, I am about to bring devastation upon Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 16:3, so the Hebrew word בַעְשָׁ֖א (vasha) 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.16.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.3.W4.S1) and character.