Strong's Lexicon וַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone Some time later אַחֲרֵי־ (’a·ḥă·rê-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after כֵ֔ן (ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent) [Samson] fell in love with וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like a woman אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) in the Valley בְּנַ֣חַל (bə·na·ḥal) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5158: 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) 2) palm-tree 2a) meaning dubious of Sorek, שֹׂרֵ֑ק (śō·rêq) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7796: Sorek = 'choice vines' 1) a wadi in Palestine in which Delilah lived whose name וּשְׁמָ֖הּ (ū·šə·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument was Delilah. דְּלִילָֽה׃ (də·lî·lāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1807: Delilah = 'feeble' 1) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed the secret of his great strength, and by cutting his hair, enfeebled him and delivered him to the Philistines Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSome time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name [is] Delilah, Holman Christian Standard Bible Some time later , he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. New American Standard Bible After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. King James Bible And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name [was] Delilah. Parallel Verses New International Version Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. New Living Translation Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek. English Standard Version After this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. New American Standard Bible After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. King James Bible And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Some time later, he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. International Standard Version After this incident, he loved a woman in Sorek Valley whose name was Delilah. NET Bible After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. American Standard Version And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. English Revised Version And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name is Delilah, Cross References Judges 16:3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. Judges 16:5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. Judges 1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? Judges 16:2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. Judges 16:1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. Judges 16:6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. Judges 16:7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. Jump to Previous Afterward Afterwards Delilah Deli'lah Loved Loveth Time ValleyJump to Next Afterward Afterwards Delilah Deli'lah Loved Loveth Time ValleyLinks Judges 16:4 NIVJudges 16:4 NLT Judges 16:4 ESV Judges 16:4 NASB Judges 16:4 KJV Judges 16:4 Bible Apps Judges 16:4 Parallel Judges 16:4 Biblia Paralela Judges 16:4 Chinese Bible Judges 16:4 French Bible Judges 16:4 German Bible Judges 16:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |