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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Chronicles 16:5 - Work
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.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And it came to pass | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| when Baasha | H1201 | בַּעְשָׁא |
[Proper Name Masculine] offensiveness; {Basha} a king of Israel |
| heard | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
| it that he left off | H2308 | חָדַל |
[Verb] properly to be {flabby} that {is} (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle |
| building | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| of Ramah | H7414 | רָמָה |
[Proper Name Location] {Ramah} the name of four places in Palestine |
| and let his work | H4399 | מְלָאכָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly {deputyship} that {is} ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) |
| cease | H7673 | שָׁבַת |
[Verb] to {repose} that {is} desist from exertion; used in many implied relations ({causatively} figuratively or specifically) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.