ב/ליל
𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋
vlyl
by 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
Proverbs 31:18 · Word #7
Lexicon H3915
| Lemma | לַיִל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤉𐤋 |
| Transliteration | layil |
| Strong's | H3915 |
| In-context | by night |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3915-21
in the twist-away, the night
| Root | לול (l-w-l) |
| Core Meanings | to twist, to coil, to turn away, circular movement |
| Semantic Range | nighttime, midnight, darkness, adversity, a period of distress or danger |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, night represents both literal darkness and symbolic periods of trial, judgment, concealment, or divine encounter. It is often the setting for revelation, deliverance, or testing, emphasizing the contrast between darkness and divine light. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב with assimilated definite article + masculine singular absolute noun (לַיִל). The form is singular and definite in sense due to the article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לַיִל is a masculine singular noun meaning "night," likely derived from a root conveying twisting or turning away—referring to the turning away of light. The prefixed ב with the definite article (assimilated) yields "in the night." The rendering preserves both the concrete root imagery ("twist-away") and the masculine singular form with definite sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לול (to twist, to coil, to turn away, circular movement)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3924-01 |
halulaot | the winding-loops |
H3915-08 |
khalayil | like the night |
H3924-02 |
lulaot | winding-loops |
H3924-03 |
luleot | loop-rings of |
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 |