Place of wasps, a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards given to Dan ([Josh. 19:41](/josh#Josh.19.41); [Judg. 18:2](/judg#Judg.18.2)), probably the same as Zoreah ([Josh. 15:33](/josh#Josh.15.33)). This was Samson’s birthplace ([Judg. 13:2](/judg#Judg.13.2), [25](/judg#Judg.13.25)), and near it he found a grave (16:31). It was situated on the crest of a hill overlooking the valley of Sorek, and was fortified by Rehoboam ([2 Chr. 11:10](/2chr#2Chr.11.10)). It has been identified with Sur’ah, in the Wady Surar, 8 miles west of Jerusalem. It is noticed on monuments in the fifteenth century B.C. as attacked by the Abiri or Hebrews.