2 Chronicles 16:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at Baasha’s hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;

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

Hebrew
When Baasha
בַּעְשָׁ֔א (ba‘·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1201: Baasha -- a king of Israel

learned of this,
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ (kiš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

he stopped
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל (way·yeḥ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

fortifying
מִבְּנ֖וֹת (mib·bə·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1129: To build

Ramah
הָרָמָ֑ה (hā·rā·māh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel

and abandoned
וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת (way·yaš·bêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

his work.
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (mə·laḵ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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