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לילית

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לילית

  • /liˈlit/ Modern Israeli
  • /liːˈliːθ/

Where it comes from

A loanword from Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilû, lilītu, “demon”), from Sumerian [Term?] (/⁠lil⁠/, “demon”). Associated by folk etymology with לַיְלָה (láylā, “night”), hence transferred to a nocturnal demon and nocturnal bird.

proper noun לִילִית · lilít

  1. Lilith: a female demon in Talmudic tradition. מְגַדֶּלֶת שֵׂעָר כְּלִילִית, וְיוֹשֶׁבֶת וּמַשְׁתֶּנֶת מַיִם כִּבְהֵמָה, וְנַעֲשֵׂית כַּר לְבַעְלָהּ.

noun לִילִית · lilít · לִילִיו · לִילֵי

  1. night-demon, vampire וּפָגְשׁוּ צִיִּים אֶת־אִיִּים וְשָׂעִיר עַל־רֵעֵהוּ יִקְרָא אַךְ־שָׁם הִרְגִּיעָה לִּילִית וּמָצְאָה לָהּ מָנוֹחַ׃

noun לִילִית · lilít · לִילִיּוֹת

  1. An owl: any member of the genus Strix of nocturnal birds of prey.
  2. specifically tawny owl (any member of the species Strix aluco of strigid owls, of Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East)

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"לילית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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לילית. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA

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"לילית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לילית},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}