Lexicon
שֹׂרֵק
s.vo.req
H7796
N:N--L Hebrew

(Valley of) Sorek

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s.vo.req names the valley where the woman Delilah is introduced in Judges 16:4.

The attested use identifies a valley as the setting in which Delilah is named in Judges 16:4.

Senses in use

  1. A named valley setting · dominant

    In Judges 16:4, the form is tagged as a proper noun and identifies the valley in the clause introducing a woman named Delilah; the APB renders the setting as “the valley of Sorek.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 16:4, the APB presents the term within the phrase “the valley of Sorek.” The verse is read as a whole, but the verse clearly treats it as the valley's name.

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