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Delilah (c. 1896) by Gustave Moreau. Delilah (/ d ɪ ˈ l aɪ l ə / dil-EYE-lə; Hebrew: דְּלִילָה, romanized: Dəlīlā, meaning "delicate"; [1] Arabic: دليلة, romanized: Dalīlah; Greek: Δαλιδά, romanized: Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. [2]
The best known Delilah is the Biblical character. The name has been in use in the United States and United Kingdom since the mid-1600s. [ 1 ] The increase in the usage of the name in the Anglosphere has been attributed to the influence of the 2006 popular song Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T's as well as its similarity in sound to other ...
Dalia is a common feminine Persian name (Parsian: دالیا);This name is akso used at Arabic (Arabic: داليا) and Hebrew (Hebrew: דַּלְיָה). The name means "branch," "flower," "gentle," "branch," or "bough of a tree". There are several biblical and Talmudic references. It has a significant presence in religious and biblical contexts.
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images. 10. Leora. Leora is a name of Greek and Hebrew origin with an elegant sound and modern feel, plus a pleasant meaning of “compassion” and “light.”
Delilah uses emotional blackmail and Samson's genuine love for her to betray him. No other Hebrew biblical hero is ever defeated by an Israelite woman. Samson does not suspect, perhaps because he cannot think of a woman as dangerous, but Delilah is determined, bold and very dangerous indeed. The entire Philistine army could not bring him down.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines hallelujah as “a song or shout of praise to God,” but biblical scholars will tell you it’s actually a smash-up of two Hebrew words: “hallel” meaning ...
Folk etymology mentioned in the Midrash (Numbers Rabbah 9) states that the sorek is a "fruitless tree" (the word ריק req means "empty" in Hebrew), implying a moral lesson and metaphor suggesting that Samson's involvement in his affair with Delilah was eventually "fruitless".
Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yəhūdīt (יְהוּדִית), meaning "praised" and also more literally "Woman of Judea". It is the feminine form of Judah. Judith appeared in the Hebrew Bible as one of Esau's wives, while the deuterocanonical Book of Judith tells of a different Judith. [2]