Delilah

[ dih-lahy-luh ]

noun

1. Samson's mistress, who betrayed him to the Philistines. Judges 16.
2. a seductive and treacherous woman.
3. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “delicate.”

Delilah

/ dɪˈlaɪlə /

noun

1. Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)
2. a voluptuous and treacherous woman; temptress

Example Sentences

The singer Tom Jones growled hits like “Delilah” with shirts sweatily slashed to the navel.

From The Daily Beast

Sir Tom is expected to sing Delilah and Mama Told Me Not To Come and Robbie Williams will perform Mack The Knife.

From The Daily Beast

“It really is the same thing,” said Delilah Rumburg, who heads the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

From The Daily Beast

In the Bible story of Samson and Delilah, Samson wooed and won his lady with sweet-smelling almond branches.

From The Daily Beast

Upon them, at least, would not fall the ignominy of having been led into the simplest of traps by this white-faced Delilah.

From Project Gutenberg

In the eyes of the schools and of the Church he had sacrificed philosophy and fame to a second Delilah.

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Delighted afresh in the picture of "Samson and Delilah," both for the painting and character of the figures.

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Behind Delilah, and grasping her arm, leans forward an old woman, with hard features full of exultation.

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Delilah was always saying that there was use for everything; Bije wished she were here, to tell him the use of witch-grass.

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