How many times is Delilah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Delilah appears 6 times in the King James Version, in 6 verses. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Delilah 6 times.
Delilah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Delilah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Delilah | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 6 |
What the name Delilah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Delilah as "poor; small; head of hair".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Delilah most
Delilah appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (6).
First and last mention of Delilah
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
Common questions
How many times is Delilah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 6 of the 6 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Delilah appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (6).
Where is Delilah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Judges 16:4: "And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah." The last is Judges 16:18.
What does the name Delilah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Delilah as "poor; small; head of hair".
More word counts: Hannah, Seth, Methuselah, Terah, Dinah, Nimrod, Melchizedek, Andrew, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.