Lexicon / H8123
שִׁמְשׁוֹן
shim.shon
  • Samson

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Samson

A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.24;

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

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: Samson

שִׁמְשׁוֹן n.pr.m Samson 38.