2 Chronicles 16:5:32 Chr.16.5.W3TAB

בַּעְשָׁ֔א

basha

Baasha

Transliteration
ba-SHA
Extended
bah-SHAA
IPA
/baʕˈʃaː/

Meaning by language

English
Baasha

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בַּ + עְשָׁ֔א
ba + sha
basha

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-SHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kish-MO-a ba-SHA

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA va-yash-BET et-me-la-akh-TO

Exegesis

Baʿša {בַּעְשָׁ֔א | Baʿšā} is the subject governing the finite verbs.

In context2 Chronicles 16:5

When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah and brought his work to an end.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 16:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 16:5, so the Hebrew word בַּעְשָׁ֔א (basha) 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 2 Chr.16.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.5.W3.S1) and character.