Study it in the app“And it happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck down all the house of Baasha; he did not leave him one who urinates against the wall, neither his kinsmen-redeemers nor his friend.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen he began to reign,בְמָלְכוֹas soon as he satכְּשִׁבְתּוֹonעַלhis throne,כִּסְאוֹthat he struck downהִכָּהallכָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Baasha;בַּעְשָׁאhe did notלֹאleaveהִשְׁאִירhimלוֹone who urinatesמַשְׁתִּיןagainst the wall,בְּקִירneitherוְhis kinsmen-redeemersגֹאֲלָיוnorוְhis friend.רֵעֵהוּ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malch” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “shivt” appearsthrone
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appearsstrike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hika” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsBaasha
Baasha: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the man of Issachar who conspired against Nadab, wiped out the house of Jeroboam and reigned twenty-four years over Israel (1 Kings 15:27–16:7).
Where else “basha” appearsleave
To leave something over.
Where else “hishir” appearsurinate
Urinate. In the phrase "one who urinates against the wall" it is the crude Hebrew way of saying "male."
Where else “mashtin” appearswall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appearsavenger
The relative who paid back the killing of a family member.
Where else “goalay” appearscompanion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears10and Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death, in year twenty and seven of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
11 · This verse (above)
12Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of YHWH that he spoke to Baasha through Jehu the prophet,
