ליל

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ליל¹

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *layl- (“night”). Cognate with Arabic لَيْل (layl, “nighttime”).

noun לַיִל · láyil · לֵילוֹת · לֵיל־

  1. literary night כי ביתך העני כה חשך לעת ליל \ ועצוב בו וודאי לאין סוף.

    Similar: לַיְלָה

noun לֵיל · leil

  1. construct, singular singular construct state form of לַיְלָה (láyla)
  2. construct, singular singular construct state form of לַיִל (láyil)

ליל²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Lille.

proper noun לִיל · lil

  1. Lille (the capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France)

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"ליל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ליל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C

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"ליל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ליל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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