En-Hakkore

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

En-Hakkore (‘spring of the partridge’; cf.   1 Samuel 26:20 ,   Jeremiah 17:11 ). The name of a fountain at Lehi (  Judges 15:19 ). The narrator (J [Note: Jahwist.] ) of the story characteristically connects hakkôrç with the word yikrâ (‘he called’) of   Judges 15:18 , and evidently interprets ‘En-hakkôrç as ‘the spring of him that called.’ The whole narrative is rather obscure, and the tr. [Note: translate or translation.] in some instances doubtful. The situation of En-hakkôrç is also quite uncertain.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

En-hak'ko-re. (Fount Of The Caller). The spring which burst out in answer to the cry of Samson, after his exploit with the jawbone.  Judges 15:19.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Judges 15:18-19

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Judges 15:19

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Eyn hak-kore', ין הקּורֵא , Fountain Of To Caller; Sept. Πηγὴ Τοῦ Ἐπικαλουμένου ), a name given by Samson to the spring that burst forth in answer to his prayer in a dell of Lehi, when he was exhausted with the slaughter of the Philistines ( Judges 15:19). The word מִכְתֵּשׁ , Maktesh', which in the narrative denotes the "hollow place" (literally the "mortar") or Socket in the jaw, and also that for the "jaw" itself, Lechi, are both names of places. (See Lehi). Van de Velde (Memoir, page 343) endeavors to identify Lehi with Tell El-Lekiyeh, 4 miles N. of Beersheba, and En-lakkore with the large spring between the tell and Khewelfeh. But Samson's adventures appear to have been confined to a narrow circle, and there is no ground for extending them to a distance of some 30 miles from Gaza, which Lekiyeh is, even in a straight line. It appears to have been the same place later known ( Nehemiah 11:29) as En-Rimmon (See En- Rimmon) (q.v.).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

en - hak´ō̇ - rē , en - hak - ō´rē ( עין הקּורא , ‛ēn ha - ḳōrē ), "spring of the partridge"): Interpreted ( Judges 15:19 ) as meaning "the spring of him that called." So the Septuagint: πηγή τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου , pēgḗ toú epikalouménou ̌ . The spring was in Lehi but the site is unknown.