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Delilah — the meaning of the Hebrew name דְּלִילָה

דְּלִילָה

Dᵉlîylâh · pronounced del-ee-law' · Strong's H1807 · a woman

Delilah means languishing.

Built from

דָּלַל dâlal (from, H1809) — to slacken or be feeble open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1809; languishing; Delilah, a Philistine woman.

First appearance

Judg 16:4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Delilah

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Judges

Judg 16:4Judg 16:6Judg 16:10Judg 16:12Judg 16:13Judg 16:18

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