לִּילִ֔ית

𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤕

lîylîyth

Lilith

A nocturnal creature; a being associated with the night. In the Hebrew Bible, לִילִית occurs as the name of a single nocturnal entity, possibly a spirit or mythological figure thought to frequent desolate places. The semantic range includes a supernatural night demon or night-dwelling being in mythological context, and, in some later translation traditions, an owl or other night bird.

H3917

Isaiah 34:14 · Word #12

Lexicon H3917

Lemmaלִילִית
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤕
Transliterationlîylîyth
Strong'sH3917
DefinitionA nocturnal creature; a being associated with the night. In the Hebrew Bible, לִילִית occurs as the name of a single nocturnal entity, possibly a spirit or mythological figure thought to frequent desolate places. The semantic range includes a supernatural night demon or night-dwelling being in mythological context, and, in some later translation traditions, an owl or other night bird.

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

PhraseLilith

SIBI-P1 Translation H3917-01

night specter

Morphological NotesNoun, feminine singular absolute; personified formation derived from the root for "night."
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root connection to "night" (ליל) while reflecting a singular, personified nocturnal being. "Specter" conveys the likely supernatural and mythological nuance inherent in the feminine singular noun form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

night specter

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 is a contextually valid, lexically faithful rendering for לִּילִית per SILEX; proper nouns in alternative renderings could be used, but this is legitimate and compliant.