| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the verb wayyaaleh {וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה | wayya‘ălêh} ‘and he went up’ using the vav-consecutive on the Qal imperfect to mark narrative sequence. The proper name omri {עָמְרִ֛י | ʿāmrî} followed by ve-khol-yisrael {וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל | wə-ḵāl-yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘and all Israel’ indicates collective leadership. The prepositional phrase immo {עִמּוֹ | ʿimmô} ‘with him’ underscores unity of leader and people. The departure point is specified by mi-gibbethon {מִגִּבְּת֑וֹן | mi-giḇ-bā-ṯōn} ‘from Gibbethon’ before the subject shifts to plural in wayyatsuru {וַיָּצֻרוּ | wayyaṣūrû} ‘and they besieged’. The verse concludes with al-tirtzah {עַל־תִּרְצָה | ʿal-ṯirṣāh} ‘against Tirzah’, structuring the military movement from individual ascent to group action. |