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līlīt לִילִית ‘night-demon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from laylā לַ֫יְלָה ‘night’
Roots: ליל ליל לילה

līlīt n, f
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

Mentioned in Isaiah 34:14

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