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Lilith in Hebrew is לִילִית (lilít).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

לִילִית
lilít
name · feminine
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In English

Lilith

/ˈlɪlɪθ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for Lilith as a name.

mythological demon

  • לִילִיתליליתlilítfeminine

female given name

  • לִילִיתליליתlilítfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word לִילִית.

Written with vowel points
לִילִית
Written without vowel points
לילית
Said
lilít
Its meanings in English
Lilith, Lilith: a female demon in Talmudic tradition

These English words share a Hebrew word with Lilith.

These words come before and after Lilith in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Lilith⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Lilith⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Lilith⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨לִילִית⁩, said lilít. Without vowel points it is written ⁨לילית⁩.

Is ⁨לילית⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨לילית⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨לילית⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Lilith⁩, ⁨לילית⁩ can mean ⁨Lilith: a female demon in Talmudic tradition⁩.

How is ⁨Lilith⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Lilith⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈlɪlɪθ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Lilith and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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