This week's theme
Biblical characters who became words

This week's words
ananias
solomon
samson
jeremiad
methuselah

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PRONUNCIATION:

(SAM-suhn)

MEANING:

noun: A man of extraordinary physical strength.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Samson, a judge in the Old Testament, known for his great strength. From Hebrew Simson (man of sun). Earliest documented use: 1565.

USAGE:

"For many Pakistanis Agha Hasan Abedi remains a Samson who took on the West at their own game."
Ahmed Rashid; The BCCI Closure; Independent On Sunday (London, UK); Jul 7, 1991.

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