חצות הלילה

Noun

 * 1) midnight, 12:00 a.m.
 * 2)  the exact time between sunset and sunrise, the time in which the sun is in its lowest point below the horizon

Usage notes

 * Hebrew speakers sometimes treat this term as if were grammatically female, because it refers to (=an hour), which is grammatically feminine.
 * In most contexts today, this term refers to 12:00am on a 12-hour clock or 00:00 on a 24-hour clock. In some contexts, especially when referring to Jewish religious rituals, this term means literally the middle of the night, i.e. exactly 12 hours after the astronomical midday.