Definitions for Samson
ˈsæm sənsam·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Samsonnoun

   (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah

2. bull, bruiser, strapper, Samsonnoun

   a large and strong and heavyset man

   "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Samsonnoun

   An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.

2. Samsonnoun

   Any very strong man.

3. Samsonnoun

   A male given name from Hebrew.

4. Samsonnoun

   An English surname derived from the given name.

5. Etymology: From Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

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1. Samson

   Samson (; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן, Šīmšōn, "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution of the monarchy. He is sometimes considered as an Israelite version of the popular Near Eastern folk hero also embodied by the Sumerian Gilgamesh and Enkidu and the Greek Heracles.The biblical account states that Samson was a Nazirite, and that he was given immense strength to aid him against his enemies and allow him to perform superhuman feats, including slaying a lion with his bare hands and massacring an entire army of Philistines using only the jawbone of a donkey. However, if Samson's long hair were cut, then his Nazirite vow would be violated and he would lose his strength.Samson is betrayed by his lover Delilah, who, sent by the Philistines officials to entice him, orders a servant to cut his hair while he is sleeping and turns him over to his Philistine enemies, who gouge out his eyes and force him to grind grain in a mill at Gaza. While there, his hair begins to grow again. When the Philistines take Samson into their temple of Dagon, Samson asks to rest against one of the support pillars. After being granted permission, he prays to God and miraculously recovers his strength, allowing him to bring down the columns, collapsing the temple and killing himself as well as all of the Philistines. In some Jewish traditions, Samson is believed to have been buried in Zorah in Israel overlooking the Sorek valley. Samson has been the subject of rabbinic, Christian and Islamic commentary, with some Christians viewing him as a type of Jesus, based on similarities between their lives.

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1. samson

   Samson is a figure from the Bible, specifically from the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. He is noted for his extraordinary strength, which he derives from his uncut hair. Samson is a Nazirite set apart by God to begin the deliverance of Israel from the Philistines. His life, marked by numerous remarkable feats and conflicts, culminates in his imprisonment by the Philistines, during which he is blinded. In his final act, he brings down a temple, killing himself and his captors. Samson's story is seen as a cautionary tale about the dangers of giving into temptation and losing sight of one's divine duties.

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1. Samsonnoun

   an Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength

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1. Samson

   Samson; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third-to-last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Samson was granted supernatural strength by God in order to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats such as wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of an ass, and destroying a pagan temple. Samson had two vulnerabilities, however: his attraction to untrustworthy women and his hair, without which he was powerless. These vulnerabilities ultimately proved fatal for him. Samson is believed by Jews and Christians to have been buried in Tel Tzora in Israel overlooking the Sorek valley. There reside two large gravestones of Samson and his father Manoah. Nearby stands Manoah’s altar. It is located between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.

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1. Samson

   ranked as judge of Israel, but the story of his life is as of a Jewish hero, distinguished for his feats of strength; employed in the service of his country against the Philistines.

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1. SAMSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Samson is ranked #3246 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Samson surname appeared 11,123 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Samson.
   
   62.8% or 6,994 total occurrences were White.
   20.7% or 2,305 total occurrences were Asian.
   9% or 1,001 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 377 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.2% or 361 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 85 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Old Testament
   • Judge
   • Man

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Samson »

1. masons

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Samson in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Samson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Samson in a Sentence

1. John Bunyan:

   Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.

2. Lindsay Wagner:

   I’m blessed, i have really wonderful children and they’re doing fine. And to me, I think this story of ‘Samson’ is a journey we all go through, regardless of what our faith is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Samson
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Samson
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Samson
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Samson
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Samson
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Samson