Baasha

"Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and" founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of "Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was" "buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years (1 Kings" 15:33). On account of his idolatries his family was "exterminated, according to the word of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings" "16:3, 4, 10-13)."

Definition of Baasha:
"he that seeks, or lays waste"