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Samson.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

  2. Any very strong man.

    broadly
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.

  4. An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

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