Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3917 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לִילִיתּ |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H3915 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | liyliyth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lee-leeth' |
| Meaning: | 1. a night spectre |
| KJV Renderings: | screech owl. |
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לִילִית noun feminine Lilith (Milton Che night-hag), name of a female night-demon haunting desolate Edom; probably borrowed from Babylonian, Isa 34:14 (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian lilîtu , DlHWB 377; Syriac [untranscribed source text 2825] PS1951; on the development of legends of Lilith in later Judaism, see BuxLex. Talmud., under the word Cheon the passage GrünbaumZMG xxxi.1877, 250 f. — Connexion with לילה perhaps only apparent, a popular etymology).
לִין see לון .
Isaiah 34:14
