Samson
pronunciation
How to pronounce Samson in British English:
UK [ˈsæmsən]
How to pronounce Samson in American English:
US [ˈsæmsən]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
- a large and strong and heavyset man
Word Origin
- Samson
- masc. proper name, Biblical strong-man (Judges xiii-xvi), from Late Latin, from Greek Sampson, from Hebrew Shimshon, probably from shemesh "sun." As a generic name for a man of great strength, attested from 1565. Samsonite, proprietary name for a make of luggage, is 1939, by Shwayder Bros. Inc., Denver, U.S.
Example
- 1. What 's the lesson out of samson 's life ?
- 2. The people of gaza were told , " samson is here ! "
- 3. When you look at samson 's life , you see a guy pretty creative at getting even .
- 4. Samson said , " swear to me that you won 't kill me yourselves . "
- 5. The biblical strongman samson had one extraordinary weakness : his primary motivation in life was simply to get revenge .