Strong H3917לִילִית

night-creature

Transliteration
lîylîyth
Pronunciation
lee-leeth'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From H3915; a night spectre: - screech owl.

Detailed definition

1) "Lilith", name of a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom
1a) might be a nocturnal animal that inhabits desolate places

In the Bible

Strong H3917 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • owl1

First verses

  1. Isaiah 34:14
    The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
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