לֵֽילְיָ֔/א
𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉/𐤀
lêylᵉyâʼ
of night
(Aramaic) Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. In all attestations, designates the nocturnal portion of the daily cycle, with emphasis on the cessation of activity, rest, or specific events occurring at night.
Daniel 7:13 · Word #4
Lexicon H3916
| Lemma | לֵילְיָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤀 |
| Transliteration | lêylᵉyâʼ |
| Strong's | H3916 |
| Definition | (Aramaic) Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. In all attestations, designates the nocturnal portion of the daily cycle, with emphasis on the cessation of activity, rest, or specific events occurring at night. |
Morphology ANcmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of night |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3916-02
the enveloping-dark
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic common noun, masculine singular, determined state (-יָא ending functioning as definite form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root ליל conveys the sense of covering or enveloping in darkness. As a masculine singular determined noun in Aramaic (-יָא ending), it denotes the definite period characterized by enveloping darkness, hence "the enveloping-dark." |
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