Delilah

  • 1Delilah — • The woman who deceived and betrayed Samson Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Delilah     Delilah     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 2Delilah — «Delilah» Сингл Том Джонс из альбома Delilah Выпущен февраль 1968 года Формат 7 Жанры поп Композитор Les Reed …

    Википедия

  • 3Delilah — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Delilah» Sencillo de Queen del álbum Innuendo Publicación 1991 Grabado 1990 …

    Wikipedia Español

  • 4DELILAH — (Heb. דְּלִילָה), a woman from the Valley of Sorek who was samson s mistress and who betrayed him to his enemies (Judg. 16:4ff.). The Philistine city kings offered her a handsome bribe to entice Samson to reveal the secret of his great strength.… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 5Delilah — f Biblical: name (of uncertain origin) of Samson s mistress, who wheedled him into revealing the secret of his strength and then betrayed him to the Philistines (Judges 16: 4–20). Although the biblical Delilah was deceitful and treacherous, the… …

    First names dictionary

  • 6Delilah — temptress, treacherous lover, 1590s, from the name of the woman who seduced and betrayed Samson in Judges, from Heb. Delilah, lit. delicate, languishing, amorous, from Semitic root d l l to hang down, to languish …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7Delilah — [di lī′lə] n. [Heb delīlāh, lit., delicate] 1. Bible the lover of Samson, who betrayed him to the Philistines: Judg. 16 2. a seductive, treacherous woman; temptress …

    English World dictionary

  • 8Delilah — De*li lah, n. The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him ( Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress. [1913 Webster] Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries sojourn. J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Delilah — This article is about the Biblical figure. For other, see Delilah (disambiguation). Samson and Delilah by Guercino (Musée des Beaux Arts de Strasbourg) Delilah (דלילה – Dlila, Standard Hebrew meaning [One who] weakened or uprooted or impoverished …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Delilah — noun a) The mistress of Samson who betrays him to the Philistines. And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. b) A beautiful, cunning and treacherous… …

    Wiktionary