אָסָֽא׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אָסָֽא׃

   a-SA

   Asa
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

   le-mal-KHUT a-SA

   to the reign of Asa
3. clause🔊 עַ֛ד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

   AD she-NAT-she-lo-SHIM ve-kha-MESH le-mal-KHUT a-SA

   until year of thirty and five to the reign of Asa
4. sentence🔊 וּמִלְחָמָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָיָ֑תָה עַ֛ד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

   u-mil-kha-MA LO ha-ye-TA AD she-NAT-she-lo-SHIM ve-kha-MESH le-mal-KHUT a-SA

   and war not there was until year of thirty and five to the reign of Asa

Exegesis

The phrase lemalkhut Asa {לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא | lə-mal-kûṯ ʾā-sāʾ} ties the time reference specifically to Asa’s period of rule, with lamed marking relation (“for/in regard to the reign”). The final setumah marker ס signals a paragraph break in the Hebrew tradition, reinforcing the sentence’s function as a concluding notice.