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Lexicon :: Strong's H8123 - šimšôn

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שִׁמְשׁוֹן

Transliteration

šimšôn

Pronunciation

shim-shone'

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Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שֶׁמֶשׁ (H8121)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שִׁמְשׁוֹן Shimshôwn, shim-shone'; from H8121; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite:—Samson.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H8123 in the following manner: Samson (38x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H8123 in the following manner: Samson (38x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Samson = "like the sun"
1. a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שִׁמְשׁוֹן Shimshôwn, shim-shone'; from H8121; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite:—Samson.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8123: Abbreviations

שִׁמְשׁוֺן ₃₈ proper name, masculine Samson (Assyrian proper name Šamšânu, Hilpr^{Murâshu 27. 70}; on שמש in Arabic proper name, of a tribe compare Nö^{ZMG x1 (1886), 166}); — Σαμψων: Judges 13:24; Judges 14:1, 3 + 35 times Judges 14; Judges 15; 16

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13:24; 14; 14:1; 14:3; 15; 16

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H8123

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Strong's Number H8123 matches the Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (šimšôn),
which occurs 38 times in 37 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:24

Jdg 13:24 -

So the woman^H802 gave^H3205 birth^H3205 to a son^H1121, and named^H7121^H8034 him Samson^H8123; and the child^H5288 grew^H1431 up^H1431 and the LORD^H3068 blessed^H1288 him.

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Jdg 14:1 -

Then Samson^H8123 went^H3381 down^H3381 to Timnah^H8553, and he saw^H7200 a woman^H802 in Timnah^H8553, one of the daughters^H1323 of the Philistines^H6430.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:3

Jdg 14:3 - But his father^H1 and his mother^H517 said^H559 to him, “Is^H369 there^H369 no^H369 woman^H802 among the daughters^H1323 of your relatives^H251, or among all^H3605 [fn]our people^H5971, that you go^H1980 to take^H3947 a wife^H802 from the uncircumcised^H6189 Philistines^H6430?” Yet Samson^H8123 said^H559 to his father^H1, “Get^H3947 her for me, because^H3588 she is^H3474 right^H3474^H5869 [fn]for me.”

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Then Samson^H8123 went^H3381 down^H3381 to Timnah^H8553 with his father^H1 and mother^H517, and came^H935 as far^H5704 as the vineyards^H3754 of Timnah^H8553; and behold^H2009, a young^H3715 lion^H738 came roaring^H7580 toward^H7122 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:7

Jdg 14:7 - So he went^H3381 down^H3381 and talked^H1696 to the woman^H802; and she [fn]looked^H3474^H5869 pleasing^H3474 to Samson^H8123.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:10

Jdg 14:10 -

Then his father^H1 went^H3381 down^H3381 to the woman^H802; and Samson^H8123 held^H6213 a feast^H4960 there^H8033, for the young^H970 men^H970 customarily did^H6213 this^H3651.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:12

Jdg 14:12 - Then Samson^H8123 said^H559 to them, “Let me now^H4994 propose^H2330 a riddle^H2420 for you; if^H518 you actually^H5046 tell^H5046 me [fn]the answer within the seven^H7651 days^H3117 of the feast^H4960, and solve^H4672 it, then I will give^H5414 you thirty^H7970 linen^H5466 wraps^H5466 and thirty^H7970 outfits^H2487 of clothes^H899.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:15

Jdg 14:15 -

Then it came^H1961 about^H1961 on the [fn]fourth day^H3117 that they said^H559 to Samson’s^H8123 wife^H802, “Entice^H6601 your husband^H376, so that he will tell^H5046 us the riddle^H2420, or^H6435 we will burn^H8313 you and your father’s^H1 house^H1004 with fire^H784. Have you invited^H7121 us to impoverish^H3423 us? Is this not so?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:16

Jdg 14:16 - So Samson’s^H8123 wife^H802 wept^H1058 in front^H5921 of him and said^H559, “You only^H7534 hate^H8130 me, and you do not love^H157 me; you have proposed^H2330 a riddle^H2420 to the sons^H1121 of my people^H5971, and have not told^H5046 it to me.” And he said^H559 to her, “Behold^H2009, I have not told^H5046 it to my father^H1 or mother^H517; so should I tell^H5046 you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:20

Jdg 14:20 - But Samson’s^H8123 wife^H802 was given to his companion^H4828 who^H834 had been his [fn]friend^H7462.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:1

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But after^H4480 a while^H3117, in the time^H3117 of wheat^H2406 harvest^H7105, Samson^H8123 visited^H6485 his wife^H802 with a young^H1423 goat^H5795, and said^H559, “I will go^H935 in^H935 to my wife^H802 in her room^H2315.” But her father^H1 did not let^H5414 him enter^H935.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:3

Jdg 15:3 - Samson^H8123 then said^H559 to them, “This^H6471 time^H6471 I will have been^H5352 blameless^H5352 regarding^H4480 the Philistines^H6430 when^H3588 I do^H6213 them harm^H7451.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:4

Jdg 15:4 - And Samson^H8123 went^H1980 and caught^H3920 three^H7969 hundred^H3967 jackals^H7776, and took^H3947 torches^H3940, and turned^H6437 the jackals tail^H2180 to tail^H2180 and put^H7760 one^H259 torch^H3940 in the middle^H8432 between^H996 two^H8147 tails^H2180.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:6

Jdg 15:6 - Then the Philistines^H6430 said^H559, “Who^H4310 did^H6213 this^H2088?” And some said^H559, “Samson^H8123, the son-in-law^H2860 of the Timnite^H8554, because^H3588 [fn]he took^H3947 his wife^H802 and gave^H5414 her to his companion^H4828.” So the Philistines^H6430 came^H5927 up^H5927 and burned^H8313 her and her father^H1 to death with fire^H784.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:7

Jdg 15:7 - Then Samson^H8123 said^H559 to them, “If^H518 this^H2088 is how you act^H6213, I will certainly^H3588^H518 take^H5358 revenge^H5358 on you, and only after^H310 that will I stop^H2308.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:10

Jdg 15:10 - So the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 said^H559, “Why^H4100 have you come^H5927 up^H5927 against^H5921 us?” And they said^H559, “We have come^H5927 up^H5927 to bind^H631 Samson^H8123 in order to do^H6213 to him as he did^H6213 to us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:11

Jdg 15:11 - Then three^H7969 thousand^H505 men^H376 of Judah^H3063 went^H3381 down^H3381 to the cleft^H5585 of the rock^H5553 of Etam^H5862 and said^H559 to Samson^H8123, “Do you not know^H3045 that the Philistines^H6430 are rulers^H4910 over us? What^H4100 then is this^H2088 that you have done^H6213 to us?” And he said^H559 to them, “Just^H834 as^H834 they did^H6213 to me, so^H3651 I have done^H6213 to them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:12

Jdg 15:12 - Then they said^H559 to him, “We have come^H3381 down^H3381 to bind^H631 you so that we may hand^H5414^H3027 you over^H5414 to the Philistines^H6430.” And Samson^H8123 said^H559 to them, “Swear^H7650 to me that you will not [fn]kill^H6293 me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:16

Jdg 15:16 - And Samson^H8123 said^H559,

“With the jawbone^H3895 of a donkey^H2543,

[fn]Heaps^H2565 upon heaps^H2565,

With the jawbone^H3895 of a donkey^H2543

I have [fn]killed^H5221 a thousand^H505 men^H376.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:1

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Now Samson^H8123 went^H1980 to Gaza^H5804 and saw^H7200 a prostitute^H2181 there^H8033, and had^H935 relations^H935 with^H935 her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:2

Jdg 16:2 - When it was reported to the Gazites^H5841, saying^H559, “Samson^H8123 has come^H935 here^H2008,” they surrounded^H5437 the place and lay^H693 in^H693 wait^H693 for him all^H3605 night^H3915 at the gate^H8179 of the city^H5892. And they kept^H2790 silent^H2790 all^H3605 night^H3915, saying^H559, “Let’s wait until^H5704 the morning^H1242 light^H216, then we will kill^H2026 him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:3

Jdg 16:3 - Now Samson^H8123 lay^H7901 asleep until^H5704 midnight^H2677^H3915, and at midnight^H2677^H3915 he got^H6965 up^H6965 and took^H270 hold^H270 of the doors^H1817 of the city^H5892 gate^H8179 and the two^H8147 doorposts^H4201, and pulled^H5265 them up^H5265 along^H5973 with^H5973 the bars^H1280; then he put^H7760 them on his shoulders^H3802, and carried^H5927 them up^H5927 to the top^H7218 of the mountain^H2022 which^H834 is opposite^H5921^H6440 Hebron^H2275.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:6

Jdg 16:6 - So Delilah^H1807 said^H559 to Samson^H8123, “Please^H4994 tell^H5046 me where^H4100 your great^H1419 strength^H3581 lies, and [fn]how^H4100 you can be bound^H631 to humble^H6031 you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:7

Jdg 16:7 - And Samson^H8123 said^H559 to her, “If^H518 they bind^H631 me with seven^H7651 fresh^H3892 [fn]animal tendons^H3499 that have not been dried^H2717, then I will become^H2470 weak^H2470 and be like any^H259 other man^H120.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:9

Jdg 16:9 - Now she had^H3427 men prepared^H3427^H693 for^H693 an^H693 ambush^H693 in an inner^H2315 room^H2315. And she said^H559 to him, “The Philistines^H6430 are upon you, Samson^H8123!” But he tore^H5423 the tendons^H3499 to^H5423 pieces^H5423 just^H834 like^H834 a thread^H6616 of flax^H5296 is torn^H5423 apart^H5423 when it [fn]comes^H7306 too^H7306 close^H7306 to^H7306 fire^H784. So his strength^H3581 was not discovered^H3045.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:10

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Then Delilah^H1807 said^H559 to Samson^H8123, “Behold^H2009, you have toyed^H8524 with me and told^H1696 me lies^H3577; now^H6258 please^H4994 tell^H5046 me [fn]how^H4100 you may be bound^H631.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:12

Jdg 16:12 - So Delilah^H1807 took^H3947 new^H2319 ropes^H5688 and bound^H631 him with them and said^H559 to him, “The Philistines^H6430 are upon you, Samson^H8123!” For the men in the ambush^H693 were waiting^H3427 in the inner^H2315 room^H2315. But he tore^H5423 [fn]the ropes from his arms^H2220 like thread^H2339.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

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Then Delilah^H1807 said^H559 to Samson^H8123, “Up to now^H2008 you have toyed^H8524 with me and told^H1696 me lies^H3577; tell^H5046 me [fn]how^H4100 you may be bound^H631.” And he said^H559 to her, “If^H518 you weave^H707 the seven^H7651 locks^H4253 of my [fn]hair^H7218 with the [fn]web^H4545 [fn][and fasten it with the pin, then I will be weak like any other man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:14

Jdg 16:14 - So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven locks of his [fn]hair with the web]. And she fastened^H8628 it with the pin^H3489 and said^H559 to him, “The Philistines^H6430 are upon you, Samson^H8123!” But he awoke^H3364 from his sleep^H8142 and pulled^H5265 out^H5265 the pin^H3489 of the loom^H708 and the web^H4545.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:20

Jdg 16:20 - She said^H559, “The Philistines^H6430 are upon you, Samson^H8123!” And he awoke^H3364 from his sleep^H8142 and said^H559, “I will go^H3318 out^H3318 as at other^H6471 times^H6471 and shake^H5287 myself free^H5287.” But he did not know^H3045 that the LORD^H3068 had departed^H5493 from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:23

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Now the governors^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 assembled^H622 to offer^H2076 a great^H1419 sacrifice^H2077 to Dagon^H1712 their god^H430, and to celebrate^H8057, for they said^H559,

“Our god^H430 has handed^H5414^H3027 Samson^H8123 our enemy^H340 over^H5414 to us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:25

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It so happened^H1961 when [fn]they were in high^H2895 spirits^H3820, that they said^H559, “Call^H7121 for Samson^H8123, that he may amuse^H7832 us.” So they called^H7121 for Samson^H8123 from the prison^H1004^H631, and he [fn]entertained^H6711^H6440 them. And they made him stand^H5975 between^H996 the pillars^H5982.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:26

Jdg 16:26 - Then Samson^H8123 said^H559 to the boy^H5288 who was holding^H2388 his hand^H3027, “[fn]Let^H5117 me feel^H4184 the pillars^H5982 on which^H834 the house^H1004 rests^H3559, so that I may lean^H8172 against^H5921 them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:27

Jdg 16:27 - Now the house^H1004 was full^H4390 of men^H376 and women^H802, and all^H3605 the governors^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 were there^H8033. And about three^H7969 thousand^H505 men^H376 and women^H802 were on the roof^H1406 looking^H7200 on while Samson^H8123 was entertaining^H7832 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:28

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Then Samson^H8123 called^H7121 to the LORD^H3068 and said^H559, “Lord^H136 [fn]GOD^H3068, please^H4994 remember^H2142 me and please^H4994 strengthen^H2388 me just^H389 this^H2088 time^H6471, O God^H430, that I may at once^H259 take vengeance^H5358 on the Philistines^H6430 for my two^H8147 eyes^H5869.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:29

Jdg 16:29 - Then Samson^H8123 grasped^H3943 the two^H8147 middle^H8432 pillars^H5982 on which^H834 the house^H1004 rested^H3559, and braced^H5564 himself against^H5921 them, the one^H259 with his right^H3225 hand^H3225 and the other^H259 with his left^H8040.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:30

Jdg 16:30 - And Samson^H8123 said^H559, “Let [fn]me die^H4191 with the Philistines^H6430!” And he pushed^H5186 outwards^H5186 powerfully^H3581, so that the house^H1004 fell^H5307 on the governors^H5633 and all^H3605 the people^H5971 who^H834 were in it. And the dead^H4191 whom^H834 he killed^H4191 at his death^H4194 were more^H7227 than^H4480 those whom^H834 he killed^H4191 during his lifetime^H2416.

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