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Meaning & History
A Biblical Hebrew name meaning ‘the shade-facing’. She was known as the daughter of Etam and a descendant of Judah, along with being the sister of Idbash, Ishma and Jezreel. In rabbinical sources, she was under the name ‘Zelelponith’ and was the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson. She also had a daughter called Nishyan / Nashyan. In the Vulgate version of the Bible her name translates to ‘Asalelphuni’ and in the Septuagint version her name translates to ‘Heselebbon’.