Samson meaning

săm'sən
In the Bible, the Israelite judge and powerful warrior who was betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah.
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A man of great physical strength.
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An Israelite judge, a Nazarite, noted for his feats of great strength: betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah: Judges 13-16
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A masculine name.
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Sentence Examples

  • There is more than one meaning of Samson discussed in the 1911 Encyclopedia.

  • Thrice Samson scoffingly told her how he might be bound, and thrice he readily broke the bonds with which she had fettered him in his sleep; seven green bow-strings, new ropes, and even the braiding of his hair into the frame of the loom failed to secure him.

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  • Samson) until a brilliant victory was gained by the prophet Samuel, some account of whose early history is recorded.

  • DELILAH, in the Bible, the heroine of Samson's last love-story and the cause of his downfall (Judg.

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