Samson
Proper noun
  1. An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress. (biblical character)
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗:
      : Judges 16:6:
      And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
  2. (by extension) Any very strong man.
  3. A male given name.
  4. An English surname derived from the given name.
Translations
  • French: Samson
  • German: Samson (Catholic), Simson (Protestant)
  • Italian: Sansone
  • Portuguese: Sansão
  • Russian: Самсо́н
  • Spanish: Sansón
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