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Strong's H1201 בַּעְשָׁא (basha)

Basha means “Baasha” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1201 — desmoterion (“prison”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1201
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 26
Books 4

Strong's H1201 Quick Answer

Strong's H1201 בַּעשָׁא (Ba`sha') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ba`sha' (bah-shaw') n/p. 1. offensiveness 2. Basha, a king of Israel It has 26 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include king, baasha, israel, and kings. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ba`sha' (bah-shaw') n/p. 1. offensiveness 2. Basha, a king of Israel
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
king, baasha, israel, and kings

Meaning and Definition

Ba`sha' (bah-shaw') n/p. 1. offensiveness 2. Basha, a king of Israel [from an unused root meaning to stink] KJV: Baasha.

Original Word
בַּעשָׁא
Transliteration
Ba`sha'
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1201. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Baasha

Usage: A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.16; 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

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How Strong's H1201 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ba`sha', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

king 1 Kings 15:16 12× Baasha 1 Kings 15:21 10× Israel 1 Kings 15:27 kings 1 Kings 16:5

How Strong's H1201 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 26 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1201 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1201 in the Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 15:16 KJV

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

1 Kings 15:17 KJV

And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

1 Kings 15:19 KJV

There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1201.

1 Kings 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
1 Kings 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
1 Kings 15:19 Old Testament, KJV
There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
1 Kings 15:21 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
1 Kings 15:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
1 Kings 15:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
1 Kings 15:28 Old Testament, KJV
Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 15:32 Old Testament, KJV
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
1 Kings 15:33 Old Testament, KJV
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
1 Kings 16:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
1 Kings 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Kings 16:4 Old Testament, KJV
Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
1 Kings 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
1 Kings 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
1 Kings 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
1 Kings 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet.
1 Kings 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
1 Kings 21:22 Old Testament, KJV
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
2 Kings 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
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:
2 Chronicles 16:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
2 Chronicles 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
2 Chronicles 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
Jeremiah 41:9 Old Testament, KJV
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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1201, grouped by book.

1 Kings 20 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1201 FAQ

What does basha (בַּעְשָׁא) mean?

Basha (Strong's H1201) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Baasha". Ba`sha' (bah-shaw') n/p. 1. offensiveness 2. Basha, a king of Israel

How many times is basha (בַּעְשָׁא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's H1201 across 4 books.

Where can I study basha (בַּעְשָׁא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1201 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate basha (בַּעְשָׁא)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as king, baasha, israel, and kings. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.