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Lilith definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Hebrew l?l?th, from Hebrew, a female demon Date: 1614 1. a woman who in rabbinic legend is Adam's first wife, is supplanted by Eve, and becomes an evil spirit 2. a famous witch in medieval demonology

Britannica Concise

In Jewish folklore, a female demon. In rabbinic literature she is depicted either as Adam's first wife or as the mother of his demonic offspring after he separated from Eve outside Paradise (see Adam and Eve). The evil that Lilith directed against children could be counteracted by wearing an amulet bearing the names of the three angels who opposed her. A cult associated with Lilith survived into the 7th cent. AD.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lil'-ith, li'-lith.

See NIGHT-MONSTER.