samson
/ˈsæmsən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
name
Any very strong man.
name
A male given name from Hebrew.
name
An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.
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Etymology
From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.
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Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.