Lexicon
לִילִית
li.lit
H3917
H:N-F Hebrew

night-creature

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li.lit denotes a female singular creature depicted as resting among wild animals in Isaiah 34:14.

The attested use depicts a creature that rests and finds a resting place amid the wild-animal scene of Isaiah 34:14.

Senses in use

  1. A creature resting in a wild-animal scene · dominant

    In Isaiah 34:14, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing a creature that rests there and finds a resting place for itself; the APB renders the scene, "surely the night-creature rests there and finds a resting place for itself."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 34:14, the APB presents the term within a scene of wild beasts and renders the clause, "surely the night-creature rests there and finds a resting place for itself." The noun's precise contribution is inferred from its place in that clause.

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