לַיִל

1. literally night, opposed to day, 1 Mos 8,22 (J), 5 Mos 1,33 + very often (see יוֺם); alternation of day and night divinely ordained 1 Mos 1,5 (P), Jer 33,20 (twice in verse); Jer 33,25 +; ׳מִיּוֺם עַדלֿ Es 38,12; Es 38,18 i.e within one whole day; as close of day, ׳עַדלֿ 2 Kron 35,14 as time of sacred (לֵיל) חָג Es 30,29 of suffering and weeping לֵילוֺת עָמָל Job 7,3, compare Sl 6,7; Sl 77,3 etc.; of pious desires, prayer, praise, meditation, etc (sometimes || by day) Es 26,9; Job 35,10; Sl 1,2; Sl 22,3; Sl 42,9; Sl 77,7; Sl 88,2; Sl 92,3; Sl 119,5 (twice in verse), compare Sl 16,7; Sl 17,8 of night-service in Temple Sl 134,1 of sudden assault, or destruction, Es 15,1; Jer 6,5; Ob 1,5; Job 27,20; Job 34,20; Job 34,25; Job 36,20 divided into watches Sl 90,4 לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים 2 Mos 12,42 see below שׁמר; with number, denoting duration of time, forty days and forty nights 1 Mos 7,4; 1 Mos 7,12; 2 Mos 24,18; 2 Mos 34,28; 5 Mos 9,9; 5 Mos 9,11; 5 Mos 9,18; 5 Mos 9,25; 5 Mos 10,10; 1 Kong 19,8 three days and three nights (שְׁלשָׁה לֵילוֺת) 1 Sam 30,12; Jon 2,1 seven days and seven nights (שִׁבְעַת לֵילוֺת) Job 2,13 ; ׳חֲלוֺם הַלּ 1 Mos 20,3; 1 Mos 31,24 (both E), 1 Kong 3,5 ׳מַרְאֹת הַלּ 1 Mos 46,2 (E); ׳חֶזְיוֺן ל Job 20,8; Job 33,15, ׳חֶזְיֹנוֺת ל Job 4,13, ׳חֲלוֺם חֲזוֺן ל Es 29,7 (compare Mik 3,6 below) ; ׳בִּןלֿ Jon 4,10 (twice in verse) see בֵּן

8. b. Chiefly in adverb. phrase: — ׳בַּחֲצִי הַלּ at midnight 2 Mos 12,29 + (see חֲצִי, חָצוֺת b), compare ׳בְּתוֺךְ הַלּ 1 Kong 3,20, ׳בְּאִישׁוֺן ל Ord 7,9 ; הַזֶּה ׳בַּלּ 2 Mos 12,8; 2 Mos 12,12 on this night (P; the night of which one is speaking); הַהוּא ׳בַּלּ on that night 1 Mos 19,35 (J) + often, (P only 4 Mos 14,1); הוּא ׳בַּל 1 Mos 19,33; 1 Mos 30,16 so ׳הַלּ alone 1 Sam 14,34, but strike out ᵐ5 We Kit, compare Dr; Klo Bu read ליהוה; ׳הַלּ to-night 1 Mos 19,5; 1 Mos 19,34; 1 Mos 30,15 (all J), 4 Mos 22,8; 4 Mos 22,19 (E), Jos 2,2; Jos 4,3 (both J E), 2 Sam 17,1; 2 Sam 17,16; 2 Sam 19,8; Rut 1,12; Rut 3,2; Rut 3,13, opposed to מָחָר tomorrow 1 Sam 19,11 ׳הַלּ = this night just past, last night 1 Sam 15,16 (compare Dr); ׳כָּלהַֿלּ all night Hos 7,6 (opposed to בֹּקֶר), 2 Mos 14,20; 2 Mos 14,21 (J), 4 Mos 11,32; Jos 10,9 (both J E), Dom 16,2 (twice in verse); Dom 19,25; 1 Sam 15,11; 1 Sam 31,12; 2 Sam 2,29; 2 Sam 2,32; 2 Sam 4,7 opposed to כלהֿיום ההוא (of continuous action) 1 Sam 19,24; 1 Sam 28,20; Es 62,6, opposed to יומם Sl 78,14 ׳בְּכָללֿ Sl 6,7 every night (probably); compare כָּלהַֿלֵּילוֺת Es 21,8 all the nights (opposed to יוֺמָם) ; especially לַיְלָה by night 4 Mos 22,20 (E) Jos 8,3 (JE), 5 Mos 16,1; 4 Mos 9,16 (P) + 51 t.; of these 1 Mos 14,15 and 2 Mos 13,21; 2 Mos 13,22 (J) + 25 t. opposed to יוֺמָם, covering all the time; otherwise Dom 6,27 (opposed to יוֺמָם); לַיְלָה וָיוֺם night and day 1 Kong 8,29; Es 27,3; Est 4,16 less often לֵילוֺת Sl 16,17 ׳הַלּ by night 2 Kong 25,4 (׳ל in || Jer 52,7), Zak 1,8; Neh 4,16 (opposed to הַיּוֺם) ; ׳בַּלּ id., Jer 6,5 + 18 t. (chiefly late; often opposed to בַּיּוֺם, יוֺמָם, etc.); בַּלֵּילוֺת Sl 92,3 (opposed to בַּבֹּקֶר, Sl 134,1; Hoj 3,1; Hoj 3,8 בְּלַיְלָה Neh 9,19 (opposed to בְּיוֺמָם ); בְּלֵיל Es 15,1 (twice in verse) ׳כַּל as at night Job 5,14 (opposed to צָהֳרָ֑יִם ).

2. figurative שִׁיתִי כַּלַיִל צִלֵּךְ Es 16,8 simile of shadow of Zion as protection; more often in gloomy sense, of avenging calamity without divine guidance or comfort לַיְלָה מֵחָזוֺן Mik 3,6 personal distress Job 35,10 judgment perhaps also Job 36,20 (Ew De Di Da; night of death Bu; 'unintelligible' Siegf); מַהמִּֿלַּיְלָה מַהמִּֿלֵּיל Es 21,11 i.e. what hour of the night of calamity is it? compare vEs 21,12 (opposed to בֹּקֶר).