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Sam⋅son

   [sam-suhn]
–noun
1. a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
2. any man of extraordinary physical strength.
3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “like the sun.”
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Sam·son 1     (sām'sən)  Pronunciation Key 
In the Bible, the Israelite judge and powerful warrior who was betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah.

Sam·son 2     (sām'sən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A man of great physical strength.

Sam·so'ni·an (sām-sō'nē-ən) adj.
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Samson 
masc. proper name, Biblical strong-man (Judges xiii-xvi), from L.L., from Gk. Sampson, from Heb. Shimshon, probably from shemesh "sun." As a generic name for a man of great strength, attested from 1565. Samsonite, proprietary name for a make of luggage, is 1939, by Shwayder Bros. Inc., Denver, U.S.

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samson

noun
1. (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah 
2. a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" [syn: bull] 

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Samson

In the Old Testament, an Israelite servant of God who pitted his invincible strength and his wits against the Philistines on many occasions. He was eventually betrayed by his lover, the beautiful Delilah, who tricked Samson into telling her that the secret of his strength lay in his uncut hair. Delilah cut Samson's hair while he slept, and then called for the Philistines, who captured and blinded him. During his captivity, Samson's hair grew back, and he eventually pulled the Philistines' banquet hall down on their heads.


[Chapter:] The Bible


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Samson, AL (city, FIPS 67800)
Location: (31.112574, -86.047865)
Population (2000): 2,071 (1,016 housing units)
Area: 3.620157 sq mi (land), 0.005709 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 36477

Samson, AL (CCD, FIPS 06192835)
Location: (31.091490, -86.075122)
Population (2000): 5,086 (2,490 housing units)
Area: 167.676115 sq mi (land), 0.962949 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 36477

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Samson

Sam"son\, n. An Israelite of Bible record (see --Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength.

Samson post. (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes. --Brande & C. (b) In deep-well boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus.

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