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Samson
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Sámson
English
Etymology
From en enm Sampson, enm Sampsoun, enm Samson, from en la Samson, from en grc Σαμψών, from en he שִׁמְשׁוֹן.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsæmsən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Samson.wav Southern England
en æmsən 2
Proper noun
~
en Q214648en biblical character An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
Judges 16 6 And Delilah ſaid to Samſon, Tel me, I pray thee, wherein thy great ſtrength lyeth, and wherewith thou mighteſt be bound, to afflict thee.
en by extension Any very strong man.
en male Hebrew.
An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.
Alternative forms
en Sampson
Derived terms
en Samsonian Samsonic samsonite Apolonio Samson Samson fox Samson Option Samson post
Translations
Israelite judge
Afrikaans: af Simson
Aghwan: xag 𐕚𐔰𐕌𐕢𐕚𐕒𐕎
Arabic: ar شَمْشُون m
Armenian: hy Սամսոն
Basque: eu Sanson
Belarusian: be Самсон m
Breton: br Samzun m
Bulgarian: bg Самсон m
Burmese: my ဆမ္မဆန်
Catalan: ca Samsó m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 參孫 Sānsūn, Cānsūn
Comorian:
Maore Comorian: swb Samsuna
Corsican: co Sansonu m
Danish: da Samson
Dutch: nl Samson m (Catholic), nl Simson m (Protestant)
Esperanto: eo Ŝamŝun, eo Ŝimŝono
Finnish: fi Simson
French: fr Samson m
Old French: fro Sanson m
Galician: gl Sansón m
Georgian: ka სამსონი
German: de Samson (Catholic), de Simson (Protestant)
Greek: el Σαμψών m
Hebrew: he שִׁמְשׁוֹן m shimshon
Hungarian: hu Sámson
Indonesian: id Simson
Italian: it Sansone m
Japanese: ja サムソン Samuson
Korean: ko 삼손
Latin: la Samson m
Lithuanian: lt Samsonas m
Malagasy: mg Samsona
Māori: mi Hamihona
Middle English: enm Sampson
Nepali: ne सैम्पसन
Norwegian: no Samson
Portuguese: pt Sansão m
Russian: ru Самсо́н m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Са̀мсо̄н m
Latin: sh Sàmsōn m
Sicilian: scn Sanzuni m
Spanish: es Sansón m
Swedish: sv Simson
Tamil: ta சிம்சோன்
Tumbuka: tum Samusoni
Ukrainian: uk Самсо́н m
Vietnamese: vi Sam-sôn
Yiddish: yi שמשון m
very strong man
Italian: it sansone m
Portuguese: pt sansão m
Sicilian: scn sanzuni m
Spanish: es sansón m
given name
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: syc ܫܸܡܫܘܿܢ Little Sun, shimshon
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 薩姆森 Sàmǔsēn from English, cmn 桑松 Sāngsōng from French
Faroese: fo Samson m
French: fr Samson m
Hebrew: he שִׁמְשׁוֹן shimshon
Middle English: enm Sampson
Occitan: oc Samson m
Portuguese: pt Sansão m
Sicilian: scn Sanzuni m
Spanish: es Sansón m
surname
Middle English: enm Sampson
Further reading
Bible, King James, Judges#Chapter 14 Bible, King James, Judges
Anagrams
en amnoss Mansos Ossman masons Sansom Masons Namsos Masson on mass
en surnames from given names
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Samsonsson Samsonsdóttir
Declension
Samson Samson Samsoni Samsons
French
Pronunciation
Sanson
Proper noun
m
fr male
fr
Latin
Etymology
la Samsōn :bor grc:Σαμψών<ety:uder<hbo:שִׁמְשׁוֹן<tr:Shimshon>>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Sam.sōn no or Sampsōn no
Sam.sōn no
Proper noun
Samsōn<3> m
en Samson
Declension
Samsōn<3>
Descendants
it Sansone
References
la Biblical characters
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun 1
enm Sampson
Occitan
Proper noun
m
oc Gascony oc male
References
, page 155.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Sanson
Etymology
tl es Samson, from Literary and colloquial readings Literary tl nan-hbl 三孫 sam-sun.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
See also
tl Tuazon//Tuason Tiongson//Tiongzon Sioson Echon//Ichon//Itchon//Etchon//Ychon Dizon Sison Gozon//Goson//Gozum Lacson Sitchon//Sichon Pueson Causon//Cauzon 0