לִילִית

Strong’s Definition

a night spectre

Etymology & Derivation

from H3915 (לַיִל);

KJV Usage

screech owl.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1."lilith", name of a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of edom
• 2.might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lîylîyth; Pronunciation: lee-leeth'