מִ/לֵּֽיל

𐤌/𐤋𐤉𐤋

mileyl

of the night

or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).

H3915

Isaiah 21:11 · Word #11

Lexicon H3915

Lemmaלַיִל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤉𐤋
Transliterationlayil
Strong'sH3915
In-contextof the night

Morphology HR/Ncmsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3915-14

night of

Rootליל (l-y-l)
Core Meaningsnight, darkness, turning away of light, obscurity
Semantic Rangenighttime, period of darkness, midnight, a time of distress or adversity, figurative darkness
Conceptual Significance"Night" in the Hebrew Bible often represents not only the literal dark hours but also symbolic periods of danger, judgment, concealment, or divine encounter. It can mark transitions, testing, or moments when human vulnerability contrasts with divine watchfulness.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the construct state; from לַיִל (layil). The construct form links it grammatically to a subsequent word, expressing possession or association.
Rendering RationaleThe noun לַיִל (layil) means "night," derived from a root associated with the turning away or twisting of light into darkness. The form here is masculine singular construct (Ncmsc), which requires a relational rendering, hence "night of," preserving both its singular masculine form and its construct linkage to a following noun.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ליל (night, darkness, turning away of light, obscurity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3915-01 balayelah in the night
H3915-02 baleylot in the nights
H3915-03 belayelah in the night

Word Usage (235 occurrences of H3915)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:5 לָ֑יְלָה layelah night
Genesis 1:14 הַ/לָּ֑יְלָה halayelah the night
Genesis 1:16 הַ/לַּ֔יְלָה halayelah the night