"לילית" meaning in Hebrew

See לילית in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-לילית.wav Forms: לִילִית [canonical], lilít [romanization]
Etymology: From Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilītu), a kind of demon, in Semitic wrongly associated with לַיְלָה (láylā, “night”), hence transferred to a nocturnal demon and nocturnal bird. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|akk|lilītum|𒊩𒆤𒇲|tr=lilītu}} Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilītu), {{dercat|he|sux}} Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|tr=lilít|wv=לִילִית}} לִילִית • (lilít) f
  1. Lilith: a female demon in Jewish tradition. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-לילית-he-name-QRozt0pM Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 49 1 27 23 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 53 1 23 22 Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת, Medieval Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Biblical Hebrew: 25 0 39 35 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 0 35 32 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 36 1 33 30 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 36 1 33 30 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת: 35 2 33 30 Disambiguation of Medieval Hebrew: 42 2 29 27 Disambiguation of Mishnaic Hebrew: 35 0 33 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 1 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 1 34 33

Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-לילית.wav Forms: לִילִית [canonical], lilít [romanization], לִילִיו [indefinite, plural], לִילֵי [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: From Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilītu), a kind of demon, in Semitic wrongly associated with לַיְלָה (láylā, “night”), hence transferred to a nocturnal demon and nocturnal bird. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|akk|lilītum|𒊩𒆤𒇲|tr=lilītu}} Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilītu), {{dercat|he|sux}} Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=לִילִיו|pl2=לִילֵי|tr=lilít|wv=לִילִית}} לִילִית • (lilít) m (plural indefinite לִילִיו or לִילֵי)
  1. night-demon, vampire Tags: Biblical-Hebrew
    Sense id: en-לילית-he-noun-eieJlRP4

Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-לילית.wav Forms: לִילִית [canonical], lilít [romanization], לִילִיּוֹת [indefinite, plural], Neo-Hebrew [Hebrew, Medieval]
Etymology: From Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilītu), a kind of demon, in Semitic wrongly associated with לַיְלָה (láylā, “night”), hence transferred to a nocturnal demon and nocturnal bird. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|akk|lilītum|𒊩𒆤𒇲|tr=lilītu}} Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilītu), {{dercat|he|sux}} Head templates: {{he-noun|g=f|pl=לִילִיּוֹת|tr=lilít|wv=לִילִית}} לִילִית • (lilít) f (plural indefinite לִילִיּוֹת)
  1. An owl: any member of the genus Strix of nocturnal birds of prey. Tags: Hebrew, Medieval Categories (lifeform): Owls
    Sense id: en-לילית-he-noun-MrJKvpb5 Disambiguation of Owls: 23 1 54 22 Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת, Mishnaic Hebrew, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Biblical Hebrew: 25 0 39 35 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 0 35 32 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 36 1 33 30 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 36 1 33 30 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת: 35 2 33 30 Disambiguation of Mishnaic Hebrew: 35 0 33 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 1 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 1 34 33
  2. (specifically) A tawny owl or brown owl: species Strix aluco. Tags: Hebrew, Medieval, specifically
    Sense id: en-לילית-he-noun-xZ-XCWSx Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת, Mishnaic Hebrew, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Biblical Hebrew: 25 0 39 35 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 0 35 32 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 36 1 33 30 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 36 1 33 30 Disambiguation of Hebrew masculine nouns ending in ־ת: 35 2 33 30 Disambiguation of Mishnaic Hebrew: 35 0 33 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 1 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 1 34 33
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          "text": "מְגַדֶּלֶת שֵׂעָר כְּלִילִית, וְיוֹשֶׁבֶת וּמַשְׁתֶּנֶת מַיִם כִּבְהֵמָה, וְנַעֲשֵׂית כַּר לְבַעְלָהּ.",
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