The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 16:5 Explained

2 Chronicles 16:5

KJV: And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;

Darby: And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

ASV: And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass, when Baasha  heard  [it], that he left off  building  of Ramah,  and let his work  cease. 

What does 2 Chronicles 16:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 16

1  Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverts Baasha from building Ramah
7  Being reproved thereof by Hanani, he puts him in prison
11  Among his other acts in his disease he seeks not to God, but to the physicians
13  His death and burial

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 16:5 mean?

And it came to pass when heard [it] Baasha that he stopped building - Ramah and ceased His work -
וַיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־ הָרָמָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ ס

וַיְהִי֙  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ  when  heard  [it] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בַּעְשָׁ֔א  Baasha 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעְשָׁא  
Sense: third king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the founder of its second dynasty having killed the second king, Nadab.
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל  that  he  stopped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָדַל 
Sense: to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear.
מִבְּנ֖וֹת  building 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָרָמָ֑ה  Ramah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רָמָה 
Sense: a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah.
וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת  and  ceased 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ  His  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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