Dalila
E521114
Dalila is a biblical figure, often depicted as a Philistine woman who betrays Samson by discovering and revealing the secret of his strength.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5424019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dalila Context triple: [Samson Agonistes, character, Dalila]
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A.
D'Lila
D'Lila is one of the twin daughters of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and the late model Kim Porter.
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B.
Soraya
Soraya was an Iranian-German actress and former Queen consort of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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C.
Leila
Leila is a tragic female character in Lord Byron’s narrative poem "The Giaour," whose fate embodies themes of forbidden love, betrayal, and vengeance.
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D.
Juwayriya
Juwayriya was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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E.
Leyla
"Leyla" is a novel by German-Turkish author Feridun Zaimoglu that explores themes of migration, identity, and womanhood through the life story of its titular protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dalila Target entity description: Dalila is a biblical figure, often depicted as a Philistine woman who betrays Samson by discovering and revealing the secret of his strength.
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A.
D'Lila
D'Lila is one of the twin daughters of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and the late model Kim Porter.
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B.
Soraya
Soraya was an Iranian-German actress and former Queen consort of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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C.
Leila
Leila is a tragic female character in Lord Byron’s narrative poem "The Giaour," whose fate embodies themes of forbidden love, betrayal, and vengeance.
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D.
Juwayriya
Juwayriya was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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E.
Leyla
"Leyla" is a novel by German-Turkish author Feridun Zaimoglu that explores themes of migration, identity, and womanhood through the life story of its titular protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
woman in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| action |
had Samson's hair cut while he slept
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pressed Samson to reveal the source of his strength ⓘ tested Samson with false explanations of his strength ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
|
| associatedTheme |
conflict between Israelites and Philistines
ⓘ
consequences of disobedience to God in biblical narrative ⓘ vulnerability through love ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Samson ⓘ |
| consequenceOfActions |
Samson lost his strength
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Samson was captured by the Philistines ⓘ
linked to:
Samson and Delilah (biblical story)
|
| culturalImpact | archetype of the treacherous woman ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity |
Philistine
ⓘ
linked to:
Philistines
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenceOnLanguage | name used metaphorically for a deceitful or seductive woman ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Christian exegesis and sermons
ⓘ
Jewish midrashic literature ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | offer of money from Philistine rulers ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Delilah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
betraying Samson
ⓘ
discovering the secret of Samson's strength ⓘ revealing Samson's secret to the Philistines ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
literature inspired by the Samson and Delilah story
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music and opera, including works titled "Samson and Delilah" ⓘ visual art depicting Samson and Delilah ⓘ |
| relationshipToSamson | lover ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonist to Samson ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Book of Judges, chapter 16
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| symbolism |
betrayal
ⓘ
deception ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dalila Description of subject: Dalila is a biblical figure, often depicted as a Philistine woman who betrays Samson by discovering and revealing the secret of his strength.
Referenced by (6)
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