Asa (masculine singular proper name; nominative/accusative)
| Root | Ἀσά (Asa) |
| Core Meanings | proper name; Asa (Hebrew personal name, possibly "healer") |
| Semantic Range | Refers specifically to Asa, king of Judah; carries no extended lexical meaning beyond identification of the historical individual. |
| Conceptual Significance | Asa was a king of Judah noted for covenant faithfulness and religious reforms (1–2 Kings; 2 Chronicles). His inclusion in Greek genealogical or historical references connects the New Testament narrative to the Davidic royal line and the covenant history of Israel. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMSI = noun, nominative, masculine, singular, indeclinable; Gr,N,,,,,AMSI = noun, accusative, masculine, singular, indeclinable. The form does not change between cases due to its indeclinable status. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is an indeclinable proper noun of Hebrew origin. The rendering preserves the personal name while explicitly reflecting its masculine singular form and its occurrence in nominative and accusative singular cases in the Greek text. |
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