Samson in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
שִׁמְשׁוֹן
The Nazarite judge whose strength was the LORD's secret — mightiest in his dying hour.
Also called
Shimshon שִׁמְשׁוֹן — from shemesh, “sun”
The moments that made Samson
Judg 13:5The angel foretells the Nazarite deliverer
Judg 14:8The lion, and honey in the carcase
Judg 15:4Three hundred foxes and the firebrands
Judg 15:15A thousand men with the jawbone
Judg 16:3He carries away the gates of Gaza
Judg 16:19Delilah — the secret told, the strength departed
Judg 16:30“Let me die with the Philistines”
Heb 11:32Named among the heroes of faith
How often the name appears
Samson is named 37 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 1 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
Judg 13:24Judg 14:1Judg 14:3Judg 14:5Judg 14:7Judg 14:10Judg 14:12Judg 14:15Judg 14:16Judg 14:20Judg 15:1Judg 15:3Judg 15:4Judg 15:6Judg 15:7Judg 15:10Judg 15:11Judg 15:12Judg 15:16Judg 16:1Judg 16:2Judg 16:3Judg 16:6Judg 16:7Judg 16:9Judg 16:10Judg 16:12Judg 16:13Judg 16:14Judg 16:20Judg 16:23Judg 16:25Judg 16:26Judg 16:27Judg 16:28Judg 16:29Judg 16:30
Every mention — New Testament
Heb 11:32