Lexical Definition

‎שׂוֹרֵק‎ Sôwrêq (so-rake') (Valley of) Sorek ^N:N--L
the same as ‎שֹׂרֵק‎; a vine

Sorek.

• § Sorek = "choice vines"
• Sorek, a valley in Palestine

1) a wadi in Palestine in which Delilah lived

Extended Information

• Combined with na.chal (‎נ‎ַ֫‎ח‎ַ‎ל‎ " Valley" נַחַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎שׂשׂרֵק‎ (van d. H. ‎׳‎‎שׂוֺ‎‎׳‎) proper name, of a location in ‎׳‎‎נַ֫חַלשׂ‎ Judg 16:4 (properly Wady of choice vines); — ᵐ5 Σωρηχ[κ]; probably Wady ‚urâr (GASm^{Geogr. 218 ff.}), on north side of which is ruin Sûrîk, 3/4 hour west of ‚ur±ah (Zor±ah), Survey^{iii. 53} GFM^{on the passage}.

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Valley of Sorek • Valley where Delilah lived, Samson's downfall occurred

Sorek Valley, the place where Delilah lived and where Samson's downfall began (Judg. 16:4).

• A location only mentioned at Jdg.16.4;
• only referred to as Sorek_Valley שׂוֹרֵק נַחַל.
  

The Valley of Sorek was the place where Delilah, the woman who betrayed Samson, lived (Judg. 16:4). It was here that Samson fell in love with Delilah, who was eventually bribed by the Philistines to discover the secret of Samson's great strength. After three failed attempts, Delilah finally learned that Samson's strength was connected to his uncut hair, a symbol of his Nazirite vow (Judg. 16:15-17). She cut his hair while he slept, enabling the Philistines to capture him (Judg. 16:18-21). The exact location of the Sorek Valley is uncertain, but it was likely situated somewhere in the territory of Judah, near Philistine territory.

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