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<p> '''''dē̇''''' -'''''lı̄´la''''' ( דּלידלה , <i> '''''delı̄lāh''''' </i> , "dainty one," perhaps; [[Septuagint]] Δαλειδά , <i> '''''Daleidá''''' </i> , Δαλιδά , <i> '''''Dalidá''''' </i> ): The woman who betrayed [[Samson]] to the [[Philistines]] (Jdg 16). She was presumably a Philistine, though that is not expressly stated. She is not spoken of as Samson's wife, though many have understood the account in that way. The Philistines paid her a tremendously high price for her services. The account indicates that for beauty, personal charm, mental ability, self-command, nerve, she was quite a wonderful woman, a woman to be admired for some qualities which she exhibits, even while she is to be utterly disapproved. See [[Samson]] . </p> | <p> '''''dē̇''''' -'''''lı̄´la''''' ( דּלידלה , <i> '''''delı̄lāh''''' </i> , "dainty one," perhaps; [[Septuagint]] Δαλειδά , <i> '''''Daleidá''''' </i> , Δαλιδά , <i> '''''Dalidá''''' </i> ): The woman who betrayed [[Samson]] to the [[Philistines]] (Jdg 16). She was presumably a Philistine, though that is not expressly stated. She is not spoken of as Samson's wife, though many have understood the account in that way. The Philistines paid her a tremendously high price for her services. The account indicates that for beauty, personal charm, mental ability, self-command, nerve, she was quite a wonderful woman, a woman to be admired for some qualities which she exhibits, even while she is to be utterly disapproved. See [[Samson]] . </p> | ||
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dē̇ -lı̄´la ( דּלידלה , delı̄lāh , "dainty one," perhaps; Septuagint Δαλειδά , Daleidá , Δαλιδά , Dalidá ): The woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Jdg 16). She was presumably a Philistine, though that is not expressly stated. She is not spoken of as Samson's wife, though many have understood the account in that way. The Philistines paid her a tremendously high price for her services. The account indicates that for beauty, personal charm, mental ability, self-command, nerve, she was quite a wonderful woman, a woman to be admired for some qualities which she exhibits, even while she is to be utterly disapproved. See Samson .
