לְ/אָסָ֖א
𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤀
Asa
to Asa
Asa—personal name borne by two notable figures in the Hebrew Bible: (1) a king of the southern kingdom of Judah (reigned c. 911–870 BCE), and (2) a member of the Levite temple singers listed in the time of Ezra. Asa as a personal name is not clearly linked to a specific Hebrew root, and its literal meaning remains uncertain. The name functions primarily as an individual identifier in biblical texts rather than bearing an overt lexical meaning.
2 Chronicles 16:1 · Word #19
Lexicon H609
| Lemma | אָסָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤎𐤀 |
| Transliteration | Asa |
| Strong's | H609 |
| Definition | Asa—personal name borne by two notable figures in the Hebrew Bible: (1) a king of the southern kingdom of Judah (reigned c. 911–870 BCE), and (2) a member of the Levite temple singers listed in the time of Ezra. Asa as a personal name is not clearly linked to a specific Hebrew root, and its literal meaning remains uncertain. The name functions primarily as an individual identifier in biblical texts rather than bearing an overt lexical meaning. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Asa |
SIBI-P1 Translation H609-02
to Asa
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ("to/for") + proper masculine singular personal name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to the proper name Asa. Since the name’s root meaning is uncertain and functions solely as a personal identifier, it is rendered simply with the prefixed preposition preserved. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Asa
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Asa |