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And desert creaturesוּ צִיִּיםwill meetפָגְשׁוּwith hyenas,אֶת אִיִּיםand the male goatוְשָׂעִירwill callיִקְרָאto its companion;עַל רֵעֵהוּyes,אַךְthereשָׁםLilithלִּילִיתwill restהִרְגִּיעָהand findוּמָצְאָהfor herselfלָהּa resting place.מָנוֹחַ
Isaiah 34:14
Study it in the app“And desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and the male goat will call to its companion; yes, there Lilith will rest and find for herself a resting place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 34:14, word by word
- And desert creaturesצִיִּיםtsiyim
desert dweller
One who lives in the desert: a nomad or a wild animal of the wilderness.
Where else “tsiyim” appears- will meetפָגְשׁוּfagshu
meet
Meet someone, come upon, encounter.
Where else “fagshu” appears- with hyenasאִיִּיםiyim
howling creatures, hyenas
Howling creatures of the wilderness, probably jackals or hyenas.
Where else “iyim” appears- and the male goatשָׂעִירsair
goat demon
Desert demons in goat form.
Where else “sair” appears- will callיִקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- to its companionרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears- Lilithלִּילִיתlilit
Lilith, night creature
Lilith: a creature of the night (only in Isaiah 34:14).
Where else “lilit” appears- will restהִרְגִּיעָהhirgia
calm
To bring quiet, calm.
Where else “hirgia” appears- and findמָצְאָהmatsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsa” appears- a resting placeמָנוֹחַmanoach
resting place
Resting place, a place to settle; a home.
Where else “manoach” appears
Translation note
Lilith is a being of the night (the word resembles “night”); it appears only here. On the male goat, see the note on 13:21.
The context
13And brambles will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be an abode of jackals, an enclosure for ostriches.
14 · This verse (above)
15There the snake will nest and lay eggs and hatch them and gather them in its shadow; yes, there the harriers will gather, each one with its mate.