1 Kings 16:8:101 Kgs.16.8.W10TAB
בֶן־בַּעְשָׁ֧א
benbasha
“son of Baasha”
- Transliteration
- ben-ba-SHA
- Extended
- behn-bah-SHAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.baʕˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Baasha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
ben-ba-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHESH sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
Root and etymology
b-ʿ-šbet–ayin–shin
“to stink, be offensive”
In context — 1 Kings 16:8
In Asa king of Judah’s twenty-sixth year , Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel at Tirzah, and he ruled two years .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 16:8, so the Hebrew word בֶן־בַּעְשָׁ֧א (benbasha) 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.16.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.8.W10.S1) and character.