Standard Lemma guide

Delilah

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈlaɪlə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH0 L AY1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 L AY1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enchantress, temptress, siren, femme fatale

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woman, adult female

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mistress, kept woman, fancy woman

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Delilla — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Catalan: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大利拉 (Dàlìlā) — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Danish: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Dutch: Delila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Finnish: Delila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • French: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • German: Delila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Greek: Δαλιδά (Dalidá) — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Ancient Greek: Δαλιλᾶ (Dalilâ) — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Hebrew: דְּלִילָה (d'līla) — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Italian: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Northern Kurdish: Delîla — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Latin: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Norwegian: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Portuguese: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Romanian: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Romansh: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Russian: Дали́ла (Dalíla) — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Spanish: Dalila — biblical mistress of Samson
  • Swedish: Delila — biblical mistress of Samson