Delilah in the Bible

Meaning: poor; small; head of hair

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And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Verse ConceptsLove, In RelationshipsMen And Women Who Loved

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

Verse ConceptsTemptressesTying UpWomen's Strength

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfIndividuals Who LiedTying Up

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

Verse ConceptsArmsCordsAmbush

And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

Verse ConceptsSpinning And WeavingTying Updreadlocks

So Delilah took the seven locks on his head and wove them into the loom while he slept. She fastened his hair with a peg and then told him, "The Philistines are attacking you, Samson!" But he woke up from his nap and pulled the pin from the loom and the weaving.

And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

Verse ConceptsBetrayalRulersBetrayal, Example Of

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