Hebrew

Noun

לַיְלָה • ‎(láyla) m ‎(plural indefinite לֵילוֹת, singular construct לֵיל־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form לָיְלָה)

1. night: period from nightfall to daybreak
2. (figuratively) adversity

Derived terms

• הַלַּיְלָה ‎(haláyla)
• לַיְלָה טוֹב ‎(láyla tóv)

Synonyms

• לַיִל ‎(láyil)

References

• “H3915”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979