לַיִל

layil · Hebrew · Strong's H3915 · 233 occurrences

The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “midnight”

What it means

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as H3883 (לוּל);

How the KJV renders it

midnight

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“midnight”

also renders nýx (G3571), mesonýktion (G3317)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

233 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 9:33 · HC/Ncmsa

These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service, for they were employed in their work day and night.

1 Chronicles 17:3 · HRd/Ncmsa

That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

1 Kings 3:5 · HTd/Ncmsa

In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”

1 Kings 3:19 · HNcmsa

This woman’s child died in the night, because she lay on it.

1 Kings 3:20 · HTd/Ncmsa

She arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me while your servant slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

1 Kings 8:29 · HNcmsa

that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.

1 Kings 8:59 HC/Ncmsa1 Kings 19:8 HNcmsa1 Samuel 14:34 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 14:36 HNcmsa1 Samuel 15:11 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 15:16 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 19:10 HRd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 19:11 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 19:24 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 25:16 HNcmsa1 Samuel 26:7 HNcmsa1 Samuel 28:8 HNcmsa1 Samuel 28:20 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 28:25 HRd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 30:12 HNcmpa1 Samuel 31:12 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 1:7 HRd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 6:20 HC/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 7:12 HRd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 21:9 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 35:14 HNcmsa2 Kings 6:14 HNcmsa2 Kings 7:12 HNcmsa2 Kings 8:21 HNcmsa2 Kings 19:35 HRd/Ncmsa2 Kings 25:4 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 2:29 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 2:32 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 4:7 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 7:4 HRd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 17:1 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 17:16 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 19:7 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 21:10 HNcmsaAmos 5:8 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 1:33 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 9:9 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 9:11 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 9:18 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 9:25 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 10:10 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 16:1 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 23:10 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 28:66 HNcmsaEcclesiastes 2:23 HRd/NcmsaEcclesiastes 8:16 HC/Rd/NcmsaEsther 4:16 HNcmsaEsther 6:1 HRd/NcmsaExodus 10:13 HTd/NcmsaExodus 11:4 HTd/NcmsaExodus 12:8 HRd/NcmsaExodus 12:12 HRd/NcmsaExodus 12:29 HTd/NcmsaExodus 12:30 HNcmsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.