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Samson (Biblical judge)

LC control no.n 80045116
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Personal name headingSamson (Biblical judge)
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Variant(s)Samson, Judge of Israel
Shimshon (Biblical judge)
Shimshoni, Pahlaṿan
Shimshūn (Biblical judge)
Simson (Biblical judge)
שמשוני (Biblical judge)
שמשון (Biblical judge)
Special noteMachine-derived non-Latin script reference project.
Non-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inZakovitch, Y. Ḥaye Shimshon, c1982: t.p. (Shimshon) added t.p. (Samson)
Muḣib. Dastani Shimshoni Pahlaṿan, 1984 or 1985: t.p. (Shimshūni)
Simson Richter in Israel, 1989
Britannica online, June 3, 2017 (Samson, Biblical figure; Samson, Hebrew Shimshon, legendary Israelite warrior and judge, or divinely inspired leader, renowned for the prodigious strength that he derived from his uncut hair. He is portrayed in the biblical Book of Judges (chapters 13-16))