Samson

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן‎.

Proper noun

Samson

An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress. (biblical character)
(by extension) Any very strong man.
A male given name.
An English surname derived from the given name.

Quotations

1611, Bible (King James Version):
: Judges 16:6:
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

Alternative forms

Sampson

Translations

Israelite judge

Danish: Samson
Dutch: Samson (nl) (Catholic), Simson (Protestant)
Finnish: Simson
French: Samson (fr)
Old French: Sanson
German: Samson (Catholic), Simson (de) (Protestant)
Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן‎‎ (shimshon)
Italian: Sansone (it)

Latin: Samson
Maore Comorian: Samsuna
Maori: Hamihona
Norwegian: Samson (no)
Portuguese: Sansão (pt) m
Russian: Самсо́н (ru) m (Samsón)
Spanish: Sansón m
Swedish: Simson

very strong man

Italian: sansone m

given name

Classical Syriac: ܫܸܡܫܘܿܢ‎‎ (Little Sun, shimshon)
Faroese: Samson m

Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן‎‎ (shimshon)

surname

Further reading

Samson on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Mansos, Masons, Masson, Sansom, masons

Faroese

Proper noun

Samson m

A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

son of Samson: Samsonsson
daughter of Samson: Samsonsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Samson
Accusative	Samson
Dative	Samsoni
Genitive	Samsons

French

Proper noun

Samson

A surname.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Min Nan 三孫／三孙 (sam-sun)

Proper noun

Samson

A surname common to Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

See also

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