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Samson Sunlight

Samson is a Hebrew name meaning sunlight, said shim-shone'. The strongest of the judges and the least self-controlled; his last act was his greatest.

Meaning: SunlightOrigin: HebrewSaid: shim-shone'Strong's: H8123In the KJV: 38 verses

Where the name comes from

שִׁמְשׁוֹן Shimshôwn — Shimshon, an Israelite. Strong's H8123 derives it: from H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); sunlight.

Samson in Scripture

The name appears in 38 verses, first at Judges 13:24.

Judges 13:24 · KJV

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

Judges 14:1 · KJV

And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

Judges 14:3 · KJV

Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

Judges 14:5 · KJV

Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

Judges 14:7 · KJV

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Judges 14:10 · KJV

So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

Judges 14:12 · KJV

And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

Judges 14:15 · KJV

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?

Judges 14:16 · KJV

And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

Judges 14:20 · KJV

But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

Judges 15:1 · KJV

But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

Judges 15:3 · KJV

And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

and 26 more.

Who bore the name

Read the story: Bible verses about Samson and Delilah.

All boys' names from the Bible → · All 117 names

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