3 occurrences

'Helpless' in the Bible

The Philistine leaders went to her and said, “Persuade him to tell you where his great strength comes from, so we can overpower him, tie him up, and make him helpless. Each of us will then give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”

Verse ConceptsCoinageEnticementEnticingTying Up

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”

Verse ConceptsTemptressesTying UpWomen's Strength

Then she let him fall asleep on her lap and called a man to shave off the seven braids on his head. In this way, she made him helpless, and his strength left him.

Verse ConceptsContentious WomanBarbersBaldnessKneelingShavingTreacheryKneesSeven Body PartsLong HairNo Strength LeftHairvulnerabilitydreadlocks

Bible Theasaurus

Helpless (53 instances)
Incapacitated (4 instances)
Paralytic (11 instances)
Tottering (5 instances)

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