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Delila
Delilah is a female Biblical figure. Delilah, or Delila, also may refer to: People * Delilah (given name) * Delilah (radio host), American radio personality Delilah Rene (born 1960) * Delilah (musician), British singer-songwriter Paloma Ayana Stoecker (born 1990) * Sophie Delila, London-based French recording artist, songwriter, musician and producer Arts and entertainment Music * Delilah (Tom Jones album), ''Delilah'' (Tom Jones album), 1968 * Delilah (Anderson East album), ''Delilah'' (Anderson East album), 2015 * Delilah (Florence and the Machine song), "Delilah" (Florence and the Machine song), 2015 * Delilah (Queen song), "Delilah" (Queen song), 1991 * Delilah (Tom Jones song), "Delilah" (Tom Jones song), 1968 * "Delilah", a song by The Cranberries from ''Bury the Hatchet (album), Bury the Hatchet'' * "Delilah", a song by The Dresden Dolls from the 2006 album ''Yes, Virginia... (album), Yes, Virginia...'' * "Delilah", a song by Mavado (singer), Mavado * "Delilah", a jazz st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delilah
Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label= Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved by Samson, a Nazirite who possesses great strength and serves as the final Judge of Israel. Delilah is bribed by the lords of the Philistines to discover the source of his strength. After three failed attempts at doing so, she finally goads Samson into telling her that his vigor is derived from his hair. As he sleeps, Delilah orders a servant to cut Samson's hair, thereby enabling her to turn him over to the Philistines. Delilah has been the subject of both rabbinic and Christian commentary; rabbinic literature identifies her with Micah's mother in the biblical narrative of Micah's Idol, while some Christians have compared her to Judas Iscariot, the man who betrayed Jesus. Scholars have noted similarities between Delilah and other wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
