Layla (לילה) means night in Hebrew.
It can also mean noche and Layla. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
night, noche, Layla
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Layla.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שעות החשכה, שבין שקיעת החמה לבין הזריחה.
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד.
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Layla is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַיְלָה
- Written without vowel points
- לילה
- Said
- layla
- Root
- ל־ו־ל
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- לֵילוֹת
- Inflections
- לֵיל־; ר' לֵילוֹת
- Gematria
- 75
This is how Layla is said in other languages.
- English
- night, noche, Layla
- Arabic
- لَيْلَة
- Russian
- ночь, Лайла
- French
- nuit
- Spanish
- Laila
- German
- Nacht
- Yiddish
- נאַכט
These words mean nearly the same as Layla.
- נשף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Layla.
The word Layla is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבו לילה
- אישון לילה
- אש לילה
- בדמי הליל
- בן לילה
- חזון לילה
- חיי לילה
- חכם בלילה
- חצות
- כגנבים בלילה
- לילה טוב
- לילה לבן
- ליל הסדר
- ליל מנוחה
- לילה שחור
- ליל שימורים
- נר לילה
- עשה לילות כימים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Layla comes from the root ל־ו־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Layla in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Layla.
What does Layla (לילה) mean in Hebrew?
Layla (לילה) means night, noche, and Layla. It is said layla, with the stress on lay.
What is a synonym for Layla (לילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Layla (לילה) are נשף.
What is the opposite of Layla (לילה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Layla (לילה) are יום.
Is Layla (לילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Layla (לילה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לֵילוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.