H3917 — לִילִית (lîylîyth)
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Strong's H3917 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: לִילִית (lîylîyth)
Pronunciation: lee-leeth'
Morphology: n-f
Derivation: from לַיִל (layil) [H3915];
Definition: a night spectre
KJV Renderings: screech owl.
Senses
- "Lilith", name of a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom
- might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3915 | לַיִל | layil | or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל (lêyl); also לַיְלָה (laylâh); from the same as לוּל (lûwl) H3883 | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity | (mid-)night (season) |
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.
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