Lilit לִילִית
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| לִילִית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lilit |
| Strong's number | H3917 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | night-creature |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Lilit (Hebrew לִילִית, Strong's H3917) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “night-creature”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) "Lilith", name of a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom
1a) might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places
1a) might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | owl (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | night creature (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lilit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 34:14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).