דלילה

Hebrew

Root
ד־ל־ל (d-l-l)
5 terms

Etymology

From דלל (dalál, “to weaken, dilute”), related to דילל (dilél, “to thin out”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

דְּלִילָה • (d'līla)

  1. languishing

Proper noun

דְּלִילָה • (d'līla) f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Delilah
  2. (biblical) Delilah (the mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines)

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