What is "samson"

Samson \Sam"son\, n. An Israelite of Bible record (see --Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength. Samson post.

1. (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes.
   --Brande & C.

2. In deep-well boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus.

masc. proper name, Biblical strong-man (Judges xiii-xvi), from Late Latin, from Greek Sampson, from Hebrew Shimshon, probably from shemesh "sun." As a generic name for a man of great strength, attested from 1565. Samsonite, proprietary name for a make of luggage, is 1939, by Shwayder Bros. Inc., Denver, U.S.

SAMSON (Software for Adaptive Modeling and Simulation Of Nanosystems) is a software platform for computational nanoscience being developed by the NANO-D group at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA).

SAMSON has a modular architecture that makes it suitable for different domains of nanoscience, including material science, life science, physics, electronics, chemistry, and education.

'' Samson '' (月刊サムソン) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men.

Gay magazines in Japan, along with much gay culture, are segregated by "type"; most are aimed at an audience with specific interests. Samson specializes in daddies, older, chubby men and salarymen in suits and occasionally fundoshi, or traditional Japanese loincloths.

Samson is a Biblical figure known for his superhuman strength, derived from his hair.

Samson may also refer to:

Samson ( HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio by George Frideric Handel, considered one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed as an oratorio in concert form, but on occasions has also been staged as an opera. The well-known arias "Let the bright Seraphim" (for soprano) and "Total eclipse" (for tenor) are often performed separately in concert.

Samson were a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick (real name Barry Graham Purkis), who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage. Drummer Clive Burr was also a member of the band, both before and after his tenure with Iron Maiden. Drummer Mel Gaynor had a successful music career being a member of Simple Minds for over 20 years. Dickinson's replacement on vocals, Nicky Moore, performed with Samson throughout the mid-1980s and again from the late 1990s onwards; he has also been a member of the bands Mammoth and Nicky Moore and the Blues Corporation.

"Samson" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Dutch by Emly Starr.

The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Portugal's Carlos Paião with " Playback" and preceding Greece's Yiannis Dimitras with " Feggari Kalokerino". At the close of voting, it had received 40 points, placing 13th in a field of 20.

The song is an up-tempo disco number, inspired by the Biblical story of Samson, with Starr singing that the object of her desires is like Samson in that he is not interested in love. She suggests that he should "find yourself a Delilah". Starr also recorded the song in an English-language version. Producer/writer Kick Dandy (real name Frans de Schrijver) was then also known as Tony Winter, who made a few singles on his own name earlier.

It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1982 Contest by Stella performing " Si tu aimes ma musique".

Samson is a fictional superhero that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. He first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1 (Dec. 1939). The writer was uncredited, but is believed to be Will Eisner; the artist was Alex Blum, using the pseudonym "Alex Boon".

Samson is a 1961 film made by Academy Award-winning Polish director Andrzej Wajda that uses art house aesthetics to tell a story about the Holocaust. Wajda's World War II film alludes to the Old Testament story of Samson, who had supernatural physical strength. But unlike the Biblical character, Wajda's Samson has great emotional strength.

Samson, in comics, may refer to:

• Samson (Fox Feature Syndicate), a Golden Age character
• Mighty Samson, a Gold Key Comics character
• Doc Samson, a Marvel superhero
• Black Samson (Invincible), a character from Invincible
• Samson, a member of the Marvel Comics team the Morlocks

Samson (died 5 May 1112) was a medieval English clergyman and bishop.

Samson is a 1914 American short drama film. Harold Lloyd has an uncredited role.

The Samson is an English-built railroad steam locomotive made in 1838 that ran on the Albion Mines Railway in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is preserved at the Nova Scotia Museum of Industry in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and is the oldest locomotive in Canada.

Samson is a 1961 Italian peplum film directed by Gianfranco Parolini.

It is the film which introduced the character of Samson, cleared of his religious traits, into the sword-and-sandal cinema. Following the success of Samson, the character was later featured in a series of four films released between 1963 and 1965.

Samson can be either a masculine given name or a surname. It may refer to:

Given name:

• Samson, the man of extraordinary strength in the Book of Judges in the Bible
• Samson of Dol (c. 485-c. 565), British saint
• Samson of Brechin (fl. 1150-1165), first known Bishop of Brechin, Scotland
• Samson of Tottington (1135-1211), English Benedictine monk and Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds
• Samson (bishop) (died 1112), chaplain to William the Conqueror, later Bishop of Worcester
• Samson Abramsky (born 1953), British computer scientist
• Samson Kandie (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Samson Kitur (1966–2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner

Surname:

• Charles Rumney Samson (1883-1931), British air commodore and naval aviation pioneer
• Craig Samson (born 1984), Scottish footballer
• David Samson (rabbi) (born 1956), Orthodox rabbi
• Edmé Samson (1810-1891), French possible forger of porcelain and pottery
• Jerome Samson (born 1987), Canadian National Hockey League player for the Carolina Hurricanes
• Michel Samson, Canadian politician
• Paul Samson (1953-2002), British heavy metal guitarist
• Polly Samson (born 1962), British novelist, songwriter and journalist
• Stéphane Samson (born 1975), French footballer

Patronymic:

• Sanju Samson (born 1994), Indian cricketer

Samson is 1936 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Morlay and André Lefaur. It was based on the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein, which had previously been made into three silent films. The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Samson is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring William Farnum, Maude Gilbert and Edgar L. Davenport. It is an adaptation of Henri Bernstein's play Samson. Farnum later appeared in a second adaptation Shackles of Gold, although the setting was switched from France to America.

Samson'' (Italian:Sansone'') is a 1923 Italian silent drama film directed by Torello Rolli and starring Angelo Ferrari and Elena Sangro. It is an adaptation of the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein. A woman from a poor aristocratic family is pressured by her relatives to marry a wealth businessmen, although she doesn't lover him.

Samson is a 1908 play by the French writer Henri Bernstein. It is a melodrama in which a poor man rises to become a wealthy tycoon. He marries a daughter of an aristocratic family whose impoverished relatives pressure her to wed him. The marriage proves a disaster for the protagonist, as his power is destroyed. The plot and title are a reference to the story of Samson and Delilah.

"Samson" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, from her albums Songs and Begin to Hope. Despite never being released as a single, it has charted in several countries, and is often considered one of Spektor's greatest songs.

Samson was an opera by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Voltaire. The work was never staged due to censorship, although Voltaire later printed his text. Rameau intended the opera on the theme of Samson and Delilah as the successor to his debut Hippolyte et Aricie, which premiered in October 1733. Like Hippolyte, Samson was a tragédie en musique in five acts and a prologue. Voltaire had become a great admirer of Rameau's music after seeing Hippolyte and suggested a collaboration with the composer in November 1733. The opera was complete by late summer 1734 and went into rehearsal. However, a work on a religious subject with a libretto by such a notorious critic of the Church was bound to run into controversy and Samson was banned. An attempt to revive the project in a new version in 1736 also failed. Rameau recycled some of the music from Samson in his later operas.