| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with vayashav {וַיָּשָׁב | way-yā-šāḇ} ‘and he returned’, where the vav-consecutive marks sequential action. The Hitpael infinitive construct lehitrappe {לְהִתְרַפֵּא | le-hiṯ-rappē} expresses purpose ‘to be healed’. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause, and the participle hamakim {הַמַּכִּים | ham-mak-kîm} with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} and hiqquhu {הִכֻּּהוּ | hiq-qu-hû} forms a relative clause describing ‘those striking who struck him’. The prepositional phrase behillachamo {בְּהִלָּחֲמוֹ | bə-hil-lā-ḥǎ-mô} frames the combat context, identifying Hazael {חֲזָהאֵל | ḥazā-ʾēl} as the opponent. The vav in vaazaryahu {וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ | wa-ʿa-zar-yā-hû} links the subsequent action, naming Azariah as the visitor. The infinitive construct lirot {לִרְאוֹת | li-rə-ʾôt} again marks purpose ‘to see’, and the closing causal clause ki-choleh {כִּי־חֹלֶה | kî-ḥō-lē} ‘because he was sick’ preserves the Hebrew conjunction–participle structure. The repetition of Jezreel {בְיִזְרְעֶאל | bə-yiz-rə-ʿēl} underscores the geographical focus. |