Delilah (redirected from Dlila)

Delilah (dĭlī`lə), in the Book of Judges, courtesan in the pay of the Philistines, perhaps a Philistine herself, who was loved by Samson. She learned that his strength lay in his long hair and betrayed him to his enemies by cutting it off.

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Delilah

Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4--22)

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Delilah

fascinating and deceitful mistress of Samson. [O.T.: Judges 16]

See : Seduction

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Delilah

divulged secret of Samson’s strength to Philistines. [O.T.: Judges 16:19–20]

See : Treachery

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Delilah

tricks Samson into revealing secret of his strength. [O.T.: Judges 16:6–21]

See : Trickery

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Delilah

in biblical mythology, the beloved of the Hebrew hero Samson. Upon learning at the instigation of the “Philistine chiefs” that Samson’s invincible strength lay in his hair, Delilah lulled him to sleep, ordered his hair cut. and betrayed him to the Philistines. The myth of Samson and Delilah has been the subject of many works of art (the paintings of A. Mantegna and O. Gentileschi), oratorios, and operas (C. Saint-Saëns’ opera Samson et Dalila).