לַ֫יְלָה

lay.lahNoun (Masculine)H3915

night

From: or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as H3883 (לוּל);

Short Definition

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. night 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

203 times

Appears 203 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
22
Job
17
Psalms
17
Isaiah
16
Exodus
15

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 17:3
  • Deuteronomy 1:33
  • Genesis 31:24
  • Jeremiah 33:20
  • Nehemiah 2:15

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