Delilah

In Bible versions:

Delilah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a woman from the valley of Sorek who tricked Samson

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poor; small; head of hair

Arts:

Arts Topics: Portraits of Delilah; Samson and Delilah

Hebrew

Strongs #01807: hlyld D@liylah

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

1807 Dliylah del-ee-law'

from 1809; languishing:-Delilah, a Philistine
woman:-Delilah.
see HEBREW for 01809

Delilah [EBD]

languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judg. 16:4-20). She was bribed by the "lords of the Philistines" to obtain from Samson the secret of his strength and the means of overcoming it (Judg. 16:4-18). She tried on three occasions to obtain from him this secret in vain. On the fourth occasion she wrung it from him. She made him sleep upon her knees, and then called the man who was waiting to help her; who "cut off the seven locks of his head," and so his "strength went from him." (See SAMSON.)

Delilah [NAVE]

DELILAH, Samson's paramour, Judg. 16:4-18.

DELILAH, OR DELILAH [SMITH]

(languishing) a woman who dwelt in the valley Of Sorek, beloved by Samson. (Judges 16:4-18) There seems to be little doubt that she was a Philistine courtesan. [SAMS0N] (B.C. 1141.)

DELILAH [ISBE]

DELILAH - de-li'-la (delilah, "dainty one," perhaps; Septuagint Daleida, Dalida): The woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Jdg 16). She was presumably a Philistine, though that is not expressly stated. She is not spoken of as Samson's wife, though many have understood the account in that way. The Philistines paid her a tremendously high price for her services. The account indicates that for beauty, personal charm, mental ability, self-command, nerve, she was quite a wonderful woman, a woman to be admired for some qualities which she exhibits, even while she is to be utterly disapproved.

See SAMSON.

Willis J. Beecher