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KJV translation of the Hebrew term Lilith ( Isaiah 34:14 NRSV). The term occurs only here in Scripture unless textual emendations are accepted ( Job 18:15; Isaiah 2:18 ). Interpreters divide over the natural (night creatures, NIV; nightjar, REB) or supernatural (night monster, KJV, NAS; night hag, RSV) nature of Lilith. Whatever Lilith's nature, the text stresses the great desolation which falls on God's enemies.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Night Monster'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/n/night-monster.html. 1991.

Bible Dictionaries Night Monster

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Night Monster