מִקְרֵה לַיְלָה
Something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune · properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
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מִקְרֶה H4745 something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune
לַיִל H3915 properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night ; figuratively, adversity
What does מִקְרֵה לַיְלָה (miqreh laylah) mean in the Bible?
מִקְרֶה · לַיִל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "night occurrence, here referring to an emission that makes a man temporarily unclean".
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Meaning
Word Origins
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