The meaning of “בַּעְשָׁא”
Understanding Baʻshâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Baasha. - § Baasha = "wicked" - Basha, a king of Israel 1) third king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the founder ...
בַּעְשָׁא
Baasha. - § Baasha = "wicked" - Basha, a king of Israel 1) third king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the founder of its second dynasty having killed the second king, Nadab
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 16:3 | “Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.” Word: בַּעְשָׁא (Baʻshâʼ) | |
| 2 Kings 9:9 | “And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:” Word: בַּעְשָׁא (Baʻshâʼ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 16:5 | “And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.” Word: בַּעְשָׁא (Baʻshâʼ) | |
| Jeremiah 41:9 | “Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.” Word: בַּעְשָׁא (Baʻshâʼ) |