Lexical Definition
שִׁמְשׁוֹן Shimshôwn (shim-shone') Samson N:N-M-P
from שֶׁמֶשׁ; sunlight
Samson.
- § Samson = "like the sun"
- Shimshon, an Israelite
1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years
See Greek: Σαμψών
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שִׁמְשׁוֹן֮ | Samson | Judg.16.3 |
| שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ | Samson | Judg.14.10 • Judg.14.15 • Judg.15.6 • Judg.15.10 • Judg.16.2 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹן | Samson | Judg.16.23 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן | Samson | Judg.14.3 • Judg.15.1 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן | Samson | Judg.14.16 • Judg.16.26 • Judg.16.29 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן | Samson | Judg.14.5 • Judg.16.28 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן | Samson | Judg.16.13 • Judg.16.30 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן | Samson | Judg.14.1 • Judg.16.1 |
| שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן | O Samson | Judg.16.12 |
| Samson | Judg.14.12 • Judg.15.3 • Judg.15.4 • Judg.15.7 • Judg.15.12 • Judg.15.16 • Judg.16.6 • Judg.16.7 • Judg.16.10 | |
| שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן | O Samson | Judg.16.9 • Judg.16.14 • Judg.16.20 |
| Samson | Judg.13.24 • Judg.14.20 | |
| שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן | Samson | Judg.14.7 • Judg.16.27 |
| לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן | Samson | Judg.16.25 |
| לְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן | to Samson | Judg.15.11 |
| לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן | Samson | Judg.16.25 |
Extended Information
- A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.24
- son of: Manoah (מָנוֹחַ); married to Delilah (דְּלִילָה)
- Also named: Sampsōn (Σαμψών "Samson" Σαμψών)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שִׁמְשׁוֺן38 proper name, masculine Samson (Assyrian proper name Šamšânu, HilprMurâshu 27. 70; on שמש in Arabic proper name, of a tribe compare NöZMG x1 (1886), 166); — Σαμψων: Judg 13:24; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:3 + 35 t. Judg 14; Judg 15; Judg 16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 13:24 · Chapter 14 · 14:1 · 14:3 · Chapter 15 · Chapter 16 |
Profile
Male • A Judge • Israelite judge with great strength from God
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy
Samson was an Israelite judge known for his God-given strength, which he used to fight against the Philistines.
- A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.24;
- referred to as Samson שִׁמְשׁוֹן, or Samson Σαμψών;
- a son of Manoah מָנוֹחַ;
- husband of Delilah דְּלִילָה.
Samson was an Israelite judge during the period when the Philistines oppressed Israel. His birth was announced by an angel to his parents, Manoah and his wife, who had been barren (Judges 13:2-5). The angel instructed them to raise Samson as a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth (Judges 13:5, 7). As Samson grew, the Lord blessed him, and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him (Judges 13:24-25). Samson's life was characterized by his immense strength, which he used to fight against the Philistines. He killed a lion with his bare hands (Judges 14:5-6), struck down thirty men of Ashkelon (Judges 14:19), and killed a thousand Philistines with a donkey's jawbone (Judges 15:14-16). However, Samson's weakness was his attraction to foreign women. He fell in love with a Philistine woman named Delilah, who eventually betrayed him by discovering the secret of his strength (Judges 16:4-20). The Philistines captured Samson, blinded him, and forced him to grind grain in prison (Judges 16:21). During a Philistine festival, Samson was brought out to entertain them. He prayed to God for strength one last time and pushed against the pillars of the temple, causing it to collapse and kill himself along with many Philistines (Judges 16:22-30). Despite his flaws, Samson is remembered as a man of faith who delivered Israel from Philistine oppression (Hebrews 11:32).
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