בַּעְשָׁא
ba.sahProper Noun (Masculine)H1201
Baasha
From: from an unused root meaning to stink; offensiveness;
Short Definition
Basha, a king of Israel
Full Lexicon Entry
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Ahijah (H0281I); father of: Elah (H0425H) § Baasha = "wicked" third king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the founder of its second dynasty having killed the second king, Nadab
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
26 timesAppears 26 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Kings
20
2 Chronicles
4
2 Kings
1
Jeremiah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 15:16
- 1 Kings 15:27
- 1 Kings 16:3
- 1 Kings 16:8
- 2 Chronicles 16:1
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