1807

dᵊlīlā דְּלִילָה ‘Delilah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from dālal דָּלַל ‘to languish’
Roots: דלל

dᵊlīlā pr n f pers
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

Mentioned in Judges 16:4, 16:6, 16:10, 16:12, 16:13, 16:18

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