Questions & Answers about בלילה היה ירח, אבל בגלל הגשם לא ראינו הרבה כוכבים.
Because Hebrew often combines the preposition ב־ (in / at) with the definite article ה־ (the).
So:
- ב + ה + לילה becomes בלילה
This is very common in Hebrew:
- בבית = in the house
- בשדה = in the field
- בלילה = at night / in the night
In this sentence, בלילה means at night.
Here, בלילה most naturally means at night or during the night.
It is a time expression, not necessarily a very literal inside the night idea. In English, at night is usually the best natural translation.
So the sentence starts by setting the scene: At night...