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Delilah Languishing
Delilah is a Hebrew name meaning languishing, said del-ee-law'. The woman who asked Samson four times where his strength lay and sold the answer.
Where the name comes from
דְּלִילָה Dᵉlîylâh — Delilah, a Philistine woman. Strong's H1807 derives it: from H1809 (דָּלַל); languishing.
Delilah in Scripture
The name appears in 6 verses, first at Judges 16:4.
Judges 16:4 · KJV
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Judges 16:6 · KJV
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Judges 16:10 · KJV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Judges 16:12 · KJV
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
Judges 16:13 · KJV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
Judges 16:18 · KJV
And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
Who bore the name
Read the story: Bible verses about Samson and Delilah.
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