"Lilith" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|לִילִית|tr=lîlîṯ}} Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lilith
  1. (mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death. Categories (topical): Mythology Translations (mythological demon): لِيلِيث (līlīṯ) (Arabic), Լիլիթ (Lilitʿ) (Armenian), 莉莉斯 (Lìlìsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ლილითი (liliti) (Georgian), Lilith (German), Λίλιθ (Lílith) [feminine] (Greek), לִילִית (lilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), Лилит (Lilit) (Kazakh), លីលីត (liiliit) (Khmer), Лилит (Lilit) (Kyrgyz), Līlīth [feminine] (Latin), Lilita (Latvian), लिलिथ (lilith) [feminine] (Marathi), لیلیت (lilit) (Persian), Lilith [feminine] (Polish), Lilit [feminine] (Polish), Лили́т (Lilít) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-MZyQmke- Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological demon': 55 10 6 29
  2. (Judaism) The first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-5yys5E7e
  3. (astrology) The "dark moon" or "black moon", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus). Categories (topical): Astrology
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-aYI9thTZ Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  4. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Լիլիթ (Lilitʿ) (Armenian), Lilith (German), לִילִית (lilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), Lilita (Latvian)
    Sense id: en-Lilith-en-name-O1-5jzaM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 9 31 48 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 2 1 96
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