From an unused root meaning to stink; offensiveness; Basha, a king of Israel -- Baasha.
H1201. Basha
בַּעְשָׁא proper name, masculine a king of Israel 1 Kings 15:16-17, 19 18t. 1 Kings 15-16 + 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9; 2 Chronicles 16:1, 3, 5, 6; Jeremiah 41:9.