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# samson

«samson» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A man's name; Samson was a judge of Israel famous for his…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

proper noun

### meaning for a pupil

A man's name; Samson was a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samson/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: He was a Nazirite from birth who fought the Philistines, and his strength lay in his uncut hair and his vow to God. Interpretation: Tradition honors him as a judge who judged Israel twenty years, though the Sages say he let desire lead him astray.

### examples

- And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. (Prophets JDG.14.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samson/#x1)
- But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend. (Prophets JDG.14.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samson/#x2)
- And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. (Prophets JDG.16.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samson/#x3)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.422/)
- [And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.424/)
- [And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.431/)
- [And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.434/)
- [But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.447/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «samson» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samson/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.