2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 16:1

¹In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the thirty-sixth	שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
year	בִּשְׁנַ֨ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Asa’s	אָסָ֔א	’ā·sā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֤א	ba‘·šā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1201 Basha
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
went up	עָלָ֞ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and fortified	וַיִּ֖בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
Ramah	הָרָמָ֑ה	hā·rā·māh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
to prevent	תֵּ֚ת	têṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
from leaving	יוֹצֵ֣א	yō·w·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
or entering the territory	וָבָ֔א	wā·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
of Asa	לְאָסָ֖א	lə·’ā·sā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.