בְּ/לֵ֣ילְיָ֔/א
𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉/𐤀
beleyleya
night
(Aramaic) corresponding to לָאֵל; {Lael an Israelite}; night.
Daniel 5:30 · Word #2
Lexicon H3916
| Lemma | לֵילְיָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤀 |
| Transliteration | lêylᵉyâʼ |
| Strong's | H3916 |
| In-context | night |
Morphology AR/Ncmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
SIBI-P1
in the night
| Root | ליל (l-y-l) |
| Core Meanings | night, darkness, nocturnal time, obscurity |
| Semantic Range | literal nighttime, period of darkness, a specific night, figurative darkness or time of distress |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Aramaic portions of Scripture (notably Daniel), "the night" often serves as the setting for divine revelation, dreams, and decisive acts of God, highlighting darkness as a backdrop for heavenly disclosure and sovereign intervention. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic common masculine singular noun in the emphatic (determined) state with prefixed preposition בְּ ("in"). Occurs once; corresponds to Hebrew לַיְלָה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לֵילְיָא is an Aramaic masculine singular in the determined (emphatic) state, indicating "the night." The prefixed preposition בְּ means "in," so "in the night" preserves the singular, definite sense while reflecting the core meaning of nocturnal darkness inherent in the root ליל. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ליל (night, darkness, nocturnal time, obscurity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3915-01 |
balayelah | in the night |
H3915-02 |
baleylot | in the nights |
H3915-03 |
belayelah | in the night |
H3915-04 |
beleyl | in the night-of |
H3915-05 |
halayelah | the light-twisted night |
H3915-06 |
haleylot | the night-times |
H3915-07 |
keleyl | like the night of |
H3915-09 |
layelah | night — the light-turned time |
H3915-10 |
lelayelah | unto night |
H3915-11 |
leyl | night-of |
H3916-01 |
leyleya | the night |
H3915-12 |
leylot | nights |
H3915-13 |
milayelah | from the night-turning |
H3915-14 |
mileyl | night of |
H3915-15 |
uvalayelah | and in the night-season |
H3915-16 |
valayelah | and night |
H3915-17 |
vehalayelah | and the night |
H3915-18 |
vekhalayelah | and like the night |
H3915-19 |
velayelah | and night |
H3915-20 |
veleylot | and nights of |
Word Usage (5 occurrences of H3916)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:19 | לֵילְיָ֖/א | leyleya | of the night |
| Daniel 5:30 | בְּ/לֵ֣ילְיָ֔/א | beleyleya | night |
| Daniel 7:2 | לֵֽילְיָ֑/א | leyleya | night |