Now there were men lying in wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
abiding
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
with her in the chamber
cheder  (kheh'-der)
an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within.
And she said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him The Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
be upon thee Samson
Shimshown  (shim-shone')
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite -- Samson.
And he brake
nathaq  (naw-thak')
to tear off -- break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.
the withs
yether  (yeh'-ther)
an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
as a thread
pathiyl  (paw-theel')
twine -- bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.
of tow
n`oreth  (neh-o'-reth)
something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax) -- tow.
is broken
nathaq  (naw-thak')
to tear off -- break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.
when it toucheth
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy) -- accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding.
the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
So his strength
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
was not known
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially


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