Samson

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/ˈsæmsən/

proper noun

An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.

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OriginMiddle English Sampson ← Latin Samson ← Ancient Greek Σαμψών →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

proper nounSamson (countable and uncountable, plural Samsons)

plural Samsons · alternative Sampson

  1. countableuncountablebiblicalAn Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.

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

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 16:6
  2. broadlycountableuncountableAny very strong man.
  3. countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew.
  4. countableuncountableAn English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large and strong and heavyset man

Similar
bullbruiserstrapper
Broader
manadult male
Also see
bruiserbullstrapper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewשִׁמְשׁוֹן
  2. Ancient GreekΣαμψών
  3. LatinSamson
  4. Middle EnglishSampson
  5. EnglishSamson

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Simson
  • SimsonIsraelite judge
Arabic شَمْشُون
  • شَمْشُون (šamšūn)Israelite judge
Basque Sanson
  • SansonIsraelite judge
Bulgarian Самсон
  • Самсон (Samson)Israelite judge
Catalan Samsó
  • SamsóIsraelite judge
Chinese Mandarin 參孫 /参孙, 薩姆森 /萨姆森
  • 參孫 /参孙 (Sānsūn, Cānsūn)Israelite judge
  • 薩姆森 /萨姆森 (Sàmǔsēn)given name
  • 桑松 (Sāngsōng)given name
Danish Samson
  • SamsonIsraelite judge
Dutch Samson, Simson
  • SamsonIsraelite judge
  • SimsonIsraelite judge
Esperanto Ŝamŝun, Ŝimŝono
  • ŜamŝunIsraelite judge
  • ŜimŝonoIsraelite judge
Finnish Simson
  • SimsonIsraelite judge
French Samson, Samson
  • SamsonIsraelite judge
  • Samsongiven name
German Samson, Simson
  • SamsonIsraelite judge
  • SimsonIsraelite judge
Greek Σαμψών
  • Σαμψών (Sampsón)Israelite judge
Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן, שִׁמְשׁוֹן
  • שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shimshon)Israelite judge
  • שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shimshon)given name
Hungarian Sámson
  • SámsonIsraelite judge
Indonesian Simson
  • SimsonIsraelite judge
Italian Sansone, sansone
  • SansoneIsraelite judge
  • sansonevery strong man
Japanese サムソン
  • サムソン (Samuson)Israelite judge
Korean 삼손
  • 삼손 (samson)Israelite judge
Latin Samson
  • SamsonIsraelite judge
Lithuanian Samsonas
  • SamsonasIsraelite judge
Māori Hamihona
  • HamihonaIsraelite judge
Norwegian Samson
  • SamsonIsraelite judge
Portuguese Sansão, sansão
  • SansãoIsraelite judge
  • sansãovery strong man
  • Sansãogiven name
Russian Самсо́н
  • Самсо́н (Samsón)Israelite judge
Spanish Sansón, sansón
  • SansónIsraelite judge
  • sansónvery strong man
  • Sansóngiven name
Swedish Simson
  • SimsonIsraelite judge
Tamil சிம்சோன்
  • சிம்சோன் (cimcōṉ)Israelite judge
Ukrainian Самсо́н
  • Самсо́н (Samsón)Israelite judge
Vietnamese Sam-sôn
  • Sam-sônIsraelite judge
Yiddish שמשון
  • שמשון (shmshun)Israelite judge

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Samson

Sampsonramson
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Anagrams

MassonSansomOssmanNamsos
Cite this entry
APA

Samson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samson

MLA

“Samson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samson. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Samson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samson.

Source: Samson on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.