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Exodus 12:42

“It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

לַיִלlayil · lah'-yil
H3915 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Derivation: or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as H3883 (לוּל);
KJV renderings: (mid-)night (season).
Grammar: לֵ֣יל — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
Code HNcmsc
Usage: Occurs 235 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:5 Genesis 1:14 Genesis 1:16 Genesis 1:18 Genesis 7:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לַיִל here.

Verse 41 Verse 43

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.