Delilah — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength

a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪðɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˈaɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˈaɪlə/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɪðɚd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

femme fatale temptress enchantress siren

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Delila

(Altes Testament) die philisterische Geliebte Simsons, die ihn verriet, indem sie ihm die Haare abschnitt und ihn so seiner Kräfte beraubte

🇫🇷French

Dalila

(Ancien Testament) la maîtresse philistine de Samson qui le trahit en lui coupant les cheveux et le priva ainsi de sa force

🇪🇸Spanish

Dalila

(Antiguo Testamento) la amante filistea de Sansón que lo traicionó cortándole el cabello y así lo privó de sus fuerzas.

🇳🇱Dutch

delila

(Oude Testament) de Filistijnse minnares van Simson die hem verraadde door zijn haar af te knippen en hem zo van zijn kracht beroofde

🇵🇹Portuguese

Dalila

(Antigo Testamento) a amante filistéia de Sansão que o traiu cortando seu cabelo e assim o privou de sua força

🇷🇺Russian

Далила

(Ветхий Завет) филистимлянка, любовница Самсона, которая предала его, отрезав ему волосы, и тем лишила его силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलीला

(पुराना नियम) सैमसन की पलिश्ती मालकिन जिसने उसके बाल काटकर उसे धोखा दिया और इस तरह उसे उसकी ताकत से वंचित कर दिया

🇮🇳Tamil

திலீலா

(பழைய ஏற்பாடு) சாம்சனின் பெலிஸ்திய எஜமானி, தலைமுடியை வெட்டிக் காட்டிக்கொடுத்து, அதனால் அவனுடைய பலத்தை இழந்தாள்.

🇮🇳Telugu

దెలిలా

(పాత నిబంధన) సామ్సన్ యొక్క ఫిలిస్తియన్ ఉంపుడుగత్తె అతని జుట్టు కత్తిరించి అతనికి ద్రోహం చేసింది మరియు అతని బలాన్ని కోల్పోయింది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೆಲಿಲಾ

(ಹಳೆಯ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ) ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಸನ್‌ನ ಫಿಲಿಸ್ಟೈನ್ ಪ್ರೇಯಸಿ, ಅವನ ಕೂದಲನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅವನಿಗೆ ದ್ರೋಹ ಮಾಡಿದ ಮತ್ತು ಅವನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಂಡಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദലീല

(പഴയ നിയമം) ശിംശോനെ ഒറ്റിക്കൊടുത്ത ഫിലിസ്ത്യൻ യജമാനത്തി, മുടി വെട്ടിമാറ്റി, അങ്ങനെ അവൻ്റെ ശക്തി നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੇਲੀਲਾਹ

(ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਨੇਮ) ਸੈਮਸਨ ਦੀ ਫਿਲਿਸਤੀ ਮਾਲਕਣ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਉਸਦੇ ਵਾਲ ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਉਸਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝਾ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黛利拉

（旧约）参孙的非利士情妇，她背叛了参孙，剪掉了参孙的头发，剥夺了参孙的力量

🇯🇵Japanese

デリラ

(旧約聖書) 髪を切り落としてサムソンを裏切り、力を奪ったサムソンのペリシテ人の愛人

🇰🇷Korean

딜라일라

(구약) 삼손의 머리카락을 잘라 그를 배신하고 그의 힘을 빼앗긴 블레셋 여주인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Đê-li-la

(Cựu Ước) tình nhân Philistine của Samson, người đã phản bội anh ta bằng cách cắt tóc và tước đoạt sức mạnh của anh ta

🇹🇭Thai

เดไลลาห์

(พันธสัญญาเดิม) นายหญิงชาวฟิลิสเตียของแซมสันผู้ทรยศต่อเขาด้วยการตัดผมของเขาจนทำให้เขาหมดเรี่ยวแรง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دليلة

(العهد القديم) سيدة شمشون الفلسطينية التي خانته بقص شعره فحرمته من قوته

🇮🇷Persian

دلیله

(عهد عتیق) معشوقه فلسطینی سامسون که با کوتاه کردن موهایش به او خیانت کرد و قدرتش را از او گرفت.

🇹🇷Turkish

delil

(Eski Ahit) Şimşon'un saçını keserek ona ihanet eden ve böylece gücünden yoksun bırakan Filistinli metresi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְלִילָה

(הברית הישנה) המאהבת הפלשתית של שמשון שבגדה בו בקיצוץ שיערו וכך שללה ממנו את כוחו

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