Delilah
de.li.lah is the proper name of the woman associated with Samson in the supplied Judges episode.
The supplied verses use this proper name for the woman introduced in Judges 16:4 and then shown speaking with Samson about his strength and bonds, binding him, and summoning the lords of the Philistines after he tells her all his heart.
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Proper name for the woman in the Samson episode · dominant
Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Judges 16:4 the APB renders her introduction as a woman in the valley of Sorek whose name is “Delilah”; in Judges 16:6, Judges 16:10, and Judges 16:13 she addresses Samson about how he may be bound. In Judges 16:12 the APB renders her binding him with cords, and in Judges 16:18 it renders her sending for the lords of the Philistines after hearing all his heart.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term consistently as “Delilah,” both in her introduction and in clauses where she speaks, acts, or is named as the recipient of others’ actions. Its wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical definition.