Lîylîyth — H3917

Definition

feminine noun

a night spectre

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

Usually translated as

screech owl

Origin

from H3915

• Derived from Layil (H3915)

Occurrences

Lîylîyth occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1)

• Isaiah 34:14 — The 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 (לִּילִ֔ית) also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.