Lexicon :: Strong's H3917 - lîlîṯ

לִילִית
Transliteration
lîlîṯ
Pronunciation
lee-leeth'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From לַיִל (H3915)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1112

Strong’s Definitions

לִילִית lîylîyth, lee-leeth'; from H3915; a night spectre:—screech owl.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H3917 in the following manner: screech owl (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H3917 in the following manner: screech owl (1x).

  1. "Lilith", name of a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom

    1. might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לִילִית lîylîyth, lee-leeth'; from H3915; a night spectre:—screech owl.
STRONGS H3917: Abbreviations
† לִילִית noun feminine Lilith (Milton Che night-hag), name of a female night-demon haunting desolate Edom; probably borrowed from Babylonian, Isaiah 34:14 (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian lilîtu, DlHWB 377; Syriac 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).
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Isaiah

34:14