דְּלִילָה
delila · Delilah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1807 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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delila (דְּלִילָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Delilah”.
The woman of the Valley of Sorek whom Samson loved and who handed him over to the Philistines.
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de·li·la
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Judges 16:4
And it happened after this that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
- Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, please, in what your great strength lies, and with what you could be bound to afflict you.”
- Judges 16:10
And Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have deceived me and told me lies. Now tell me, please, with what you could be bound.”
- Judges 16:12
So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And the ambush was waiting in the room. But he snapped them from off his arms like a thread.
- Judges 16:13
And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me with what you could be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the warp…”
- Judges 16:18
When Delilah saw that he had opened to her all his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, “Come up this time, for he has opened to me all his heart.” And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought up the silver in their hand.