Lilith

See also: lilith

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew לִילִית (lîlîṯ).

Proper noun

Lilith

1. (mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death; also the first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore.
2. (astrology) The "dark moon" or "black moon", not an actual phase of the moon but the empty focus of the ellipse described by its orbit.
3. A female given name from Hebrew.

Translations

mythological demon

• Arabic: ليليث
• Armenian: Լիլիթ (hy) (Lilitʻ)
• Georgian: ლილითი (liliti)
• German: Lilith
• Greek: Λίλιθ (el) f (Lílith)
• Hebrew: לִילִית (he) f (lilít)
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• Latvian: Lilita
• Marathi: लिलिथ f (lilitha)
• Persian: لیلیت
• Russian: Лили́т (Lilít)

female given name

• Armenian: Լիլիթ (hy) (Lilitʻ)
• Hebrew: לִילִית (he) f (lilít)
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• Latvian: Lilita

See also

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