Hebrew word · H1807
דְּלִילָה
delilah
Delilah
Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
What it means
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.16.4; married to Samson (H8123)
§ Delilah = "feeble"
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
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
Judges · 6
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Judges 16:4 דְּלִילָֽה׃ [was] Delilah
Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
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Judges 16:6 דְּלִילָה֙ Delilah
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
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Judges 16:10 דְּלִילָה֙ Delilah
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
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Judges 16:12 דְּלִילָה֩ Delilah
So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.
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Judges 16:13 דְּלִילָ֜ה Delilah
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
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Judges 16:18 דְלִילָ֗ה Delilah
When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
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