Layil — H3915

H3915 · Hebrew — ליל

Pronunciation: lah'-yil

Other spellings: lêyl לֵיל, laylâh לַיְלָה

Definition

masculine noun

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

  1. night
    1. night (as opposed to day)
    2. of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

Usually translated as

night, midnight

Origin

or (Isaiah 21:11) lêyl; also laylâh; from the same as H3883

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Layil occurs 229 times in 219 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (25), Exodus (15), Leviticus (2), Numbers (9), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (6), Judges (10), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (13), 2 Samuel (8), 1 Kings (6), 2 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (5), Nehemiah (9), Esther (2), Job (17), Psalms (27), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (3), Isaiah (16), Jeremiah (11), Lamentations (3), Hosea (2), Amos (1), Obadiah (1), Jonah (2), Micah (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — L