Bible Dictionary
NIGHT-MONSTER
Night-monster is a traditional translation of lilith, a rare and obscure word appearing once in Isaiah’s poetic description of desolate ruins. The passage does not establish a developed Hebrew belief in a night demon; the term may be a literary description of a wilderness creature.
Biblical Usage
Isaiah places lilith among creatures associated with unpeopled wilderness. The reference is brief, highly poetic, and allusive, functioning as a picturesque detail in a description of desolation rather than as a developed doctrinal account.