| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs the regnal formula with bishnat {בִּשְׁנַ֨ת | bišnāṯ} ‘in the year of’ initiating the temporal clause. The construct sheloshim va-sheva {שְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע | šəlōšīm vāševā‘} expresses an ordinal number. The genitive le-yoash melekh yehudah {לְיוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | lĕ-Yō’āš mēleḵ Yəhūdāh} links Joash with Judah, specifying the synchronism. Malakh {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} marks the accession clause, and be-shomron {בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן | bə-Šomrōn} establishes location. The cardinal shesh esre shanah {שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה | šēš ʿeśrē šānā} concludes the regnal summary. The Hebrew numerical constructs and noun chains emphasize a formal chronological record. |