Delilah

Di-li´luh

A woman, probably Philistine, who was loved by Samson. After three unsuccessful attempts to discover the secret of his strength, she succeeded and betrayed him to the Philistines for money (Judg 16:4-22). Her name (perhaps meaning “loose hair” or “small, slight”) is a pun on the Hebrew word for “night” (laylah); Samson’s is related to “sun” (shemesh).