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And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it , that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. (KJV)
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וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 1
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'when heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 2
בַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'Baasha
Lemma: בַּעְשָׁא (ba.sah) · Strong's: H1201
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Baasha
Used 28 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:16, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:19, 1 Kings 15:21, 1 Kings 15:22, 1 Kings 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1201; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 3
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.Daland he ceased
Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to cease
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 4
מִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.Notfrom building
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 6
הָרָמָ֑הha.ra.Mah<the> Ramah
Lemma: רָמָה (ra.mah) · Strong's: H7414G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ramah
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 18:25, Joshua 19:8, Judges 4:5, Judges 19:13, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7414G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 7
וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖תvai.yash.Betand he caused to cease
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 9
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ\׃\ \סme.lakh.Towork his
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 16:5 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Baasha | → | בַּעְשָׁא H1201 Baasha |
| learned of this | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| he stopped | → | חָדַל H2308 to cease |
| fortifying | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| Ramah | → | רָמָה H7414G Ramah |
| and abandoned | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
| his work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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