Etymology

Samson

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Today it means: An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress. Full definition →

Middle English Sampson ← Latin Samson ← Ancient Greek Σαμψών
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromשִׁמְשׁוֹן
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣαμψών
  3. Latin · derived fromSamson
  4. Middle English · inherited fromSampson
  5. English todaySamson

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

Words from the same roots

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