Judges 16:4:7Judg.16.4.W7TAB
שֹׂרֵ֑ק
sorek
“Sorek”
- Transliteration
- so-REK
- Extended
- soh-REEK
- IPA
- /sɔˈreːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sorek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
so-REK
- phraseyour reading level
be-na-KHAL so-REK
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI KEN va-ye-e-HAV i-SHA be-na-KHAL so-REK
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI KEN va-ye-e-HAV i-SHA be-na-KHAL so-REK u-she-MA de-li-LA
Exegesis
The locative benachal {בְּנַ֣חַל | bənaḥal} ‘in the valley’ with the place name sorek {שֹׂרֵ֑ק | sōrəq} specifies the setting.
Root and etymology
“ruler, commander”
In context — Judges 16:4
And it happened after this that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 16:4, so the Hebrew word שֹׂרֵ֑ק (sorek) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.16.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.4.W7.S1) and character.