Strong's H3915 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: לַיִל (layil)

Pronunciation: lah'-yil

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל (lêyl); also לַיְלָה (laylâh); from the same as לוּל (lûwl) [H3883];

Definition: properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

KJV Renderings: (mid-)night (season).

Senses

1. night
1. night (as opposed to day)
2. of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.