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Delilah.

The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dɪˈlaɪlə/UK
  1. The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

  2. A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).

noun/dɪˈlaɪlə/UK
  1. A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.

  2. A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).

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