שִׁמְשׁוֹןShimshôwn

Same root

• שֶׁמֶשׁshemesh · H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
• ΣαμψώνSampsṓn · G4546Sampson (i.e. Shimshon), an Israelite

Where it appears

Appears 38 times in the Bible.

• Judges 13:24 When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed him as he grew up.
• Judges 14:1 One day when Samson was in Timnah, one of the Philistine women caught his eye.
• Judges 14:3 His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.”
• Judges 14:5 As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah.
• Judges 14:7 When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her.
• Judges 14:10 As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah, as was the custom for elite young men.