Lilith can be found in Hebrew-language religious texts.
Lilith ( [ ˈlɪlɪθ ] לִילִית Lîlîṯ ) is a figure in Jewish mythology , developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud ( 3rd to 5th centuries ) . In the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q510-511 , the term first occurs in a list of monsters . Talmud . It is written in Tannaitic Hebrew and Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and contains the teachings and opinions of thousands of rabbis ( dating from before the Common Era through the fifth century CE ) on a variety of subjects , including Halakha ( law ) , Jewish ethics , philosophy , customs , history , lore and many other topics .