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lilith
/ˈlɪlɪθ/
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What does lilith mean?
noun
- A type of female Mesopotamian demon, typically seen as coming to men in dreams and as endangering women during pregnancy or childbirth.
proper noun
- A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.
- The first wife of Adam in Jewish folklore.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- The "dark moon" or "black moon", a fictitious invisible second moon of Earth proposed by astrologers in the early 20th century. Now often interpreted as the position of the apogee of the actual Moon, or as the empty focus of the Moon's elliptical orbit (Earth occupying the other focus).
- A female given name from Hebrew.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɪlɪθ/
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With the help of the Ineffable Name, which she pronounced, Lilith flew away from Adam, and vanished in the air.