Shimshon (שמשון) means Samson in Hebrew.
It can also mean Sampson. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Samson, Sampson
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shimshon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד השופטים, איש משבט דן שחי בנחלת שבט יהודה, שהתאהב בנשים פלשתיות, וביצע מעשי־נקם בפלשתים שסיכלו את אהבותיו.
וְהָאֹרֵב ישֵׁב לָהּ בַּחֶדֶר וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פְּלִשְׁתִים עָלֶיךָ שִׁמְשׁוֹן וַיְנַתֵּק אֶת־הַיְתָרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנָּתֵק פְּתִיל־הַנְּעֹרֶת בַּהֲרִיחוֹ אֵשׁ וְלֹא נוֹדַע כֹּחוֹ.
- 2בהשאלהכינוי לאדם חזק וגיבור.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shimshon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁמְשׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שמשון
- Said
- shimshon
- Root
- ש־מ־ש
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹן
- Gematria
- 696
This is how Shimshon is said in other languages.
- English
- Samson, Sampson
- Russian
- Самсон
- French
- Samson
- Spanish
- Sansón
- German
- Samson, Simson
These words rhyme with Shimshon.
The word Shimshon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוט שמשון
- שמשון המסכן
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The word Shimshon comes from the root ש־מ־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Shimshon comes from.
הוצע ששמו של שמשון, שנולד בקרבת בית שמש, קשור לאלה הכנענית שמש.
These words come before and after Shimshon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shimshon.
What does Shimshon (שמשון) mean in Hebrew?
Shimshon (שמשון) means Samson and Sampson. It is said shimshon, with the stress on shon.
What rhymes with Shimshon (שמשון)?
Words that rhyme with Shimshon (שמשון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Shimshon (שמשון) masculine or feminine?
The word Shimshon (שמשון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמשון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.