{"podcast":{"title":"Working for the Word - a Bible translation podcast","slug":"working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651","podcast_index_feed_id":607651,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f3aad54/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.workingfortheword.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2455037/2455037-1612571253151-93367bbcb61ab.jpg","author":"Andrew Case","episode_count":212,"summary":"It's been said that people don't want to know: 1) how sausages are made, 2) how bibles are translated. In this podcast we bravely talk about the latter, go deep into biblical studies, and seek to treasure and understand the Bible together. It's for people who want to get nerdy about Scripture and for those who want to understand how their translations came to be. Everything from history to Hebrew, we're on a quest to learn more and make beautiful translations of God's Word. We believe the Bible is a unified, God-breathed, God-centered, hope-giving book, sweeter than honey, pointing to Jesus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T00:18:15.271192+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651"},"episode":{"title":"The Bizarre History of the Hebrew Hapax \"lilith\" לילית","slug":"the-bizarre-history-of-the-hebrew-hapax-lilith","published_at":"2026-05-14T15:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651/the-bizarre-history-of-the-hebrew-hapax-lilith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workingfortheword/episodes/The-Bizarre-History-of-the-Hebrew-Hapax-lilith-e3j2aii","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f3aad54/podcast/play/119662610/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-7%2F423715428-44100-2-860253c8a513d.m4a","summary":"Edited and curated by Andrew Case and generated by NotebookLM based on: https://doi.org/10.54395/JOT-MJLIL21 This episode examines the evolution of the Hebrew word lilith , found in Isaiah 34:14 (לִּילִ֔ית), from its likely origins as a biological bird to its status as a modern cultural icon. Through onomatopoeic experiments and applied psychology, the author argues that the term originally imitated the call of the Lilith Owl, a creature suited to the desolate habitats described in the Bible. Over centuries, cognitive illusions and superstitions regarding owls and nighttime death led translators to replace this natural bird with supernatural female demons from Greek and Near Eastern mythology. The study tracks this shift from early Greek translations and Dead Sea Scrolls to medieval legends that portrayed Lilith as Adam's rebellious first wife. Ultimately, while the word began as a vocal icon for a specific owl, it has since become an ineradicable symbol of feminine power and witchcraft in contemporary media. This transition highlights how linguistic misunderstandings and archaeological misinterpretations can transform a 2,700-year-old word into a complex mythic figure.","meta_description":"Edited and curated by Andrew Case and generated by NotebookLM based on: https://doi.org/10.54395/JOT-MJLIL21 This episode examines the evolution of the He…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2835,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651/episodes/the-bizarre-history-of-the-hebrew-hapax-lilith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651/the-bizarre-history-of-the-hebrew-hapax-lilith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}