שִׁמְשׁוֹן
shim.shonProper Noun (Masculine)H8123
Samson
From: from H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); sunlight;
Short Definition
Shimshon, an Israelite
Full Lexicon Entry
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Manoah (H4495); married to Delilah (H1807) Also named: Sampsōn (*Σαμψών *"Samson" G4546) § Samson = "like the sun" a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
37 timesAppears 37 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
37
Key Passages
- Judges 13:24
- Judges 14:15
- Judges 15:7
- Judges 16:3
- Judges 16:14
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