| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiḥar {וַיִּ֣חַר | wayyiḥar} indicating a sudden onset of emotion, here translated “became angry.” The experiential dative lə-Dāwîḏ {לְדָוִ֔יד | lə-dāwîḏ} marks David as the one affected. The conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces the reason clause, where the perfect verb pāraṣ {פָרַ֧ץ | pāraṣ} portrays a completed divine action. The noun peretz {פֶּ֖רֶץ | pēreṣ} denotes both rupture and judgment, with the prepositional phrase bə-ʿUzzā {בְּעֻזָּ֑א | bə-ʿūzzā} specifying Uzzah as its focus. The subsequent vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiqrāʼ {וַיִּקְרָ֞א | wayyiqrāʼ} introduces the naming event. The toponymic construct peretz ʿUzzā links the occasion of judgment to the enduring place name, reinforced by the idiom ‘ad hā-yôm hā-zēh {עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה | ’ad hā-yôm hā-zēh} “to this day.” |