H8423: תּוּבַל קַיִן
Tûwbal Qayin · pronounced too-bal' kah'-yin · “Tubal-cain”
Definition
Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarch
KJV translates it as: Tubal-cain.
Word origin: apparently from H2986 (יָבַל) (compare H2981 (יְבוּל)) and H7014 (קַיִן); offspring of Cain;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.4.22;
son of: Lamech (H3929) and Zillah (H6741);
brother of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106) and Naamah (H5279)
§ Tubal-cain = "thou will be brought of Cain"
son of Lamech by his wife Zillah and the first worker in metal
son of: Lamech (H3929) and Zillah (H6741);
brother of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106) and Naamah (H5279)
§ Tubal-cain = "thou will be brought of Cain"
son of Lamech by his wife Zillah and the first worker in metal
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8423 is translated
- tubal- ×2
- cain ×2
Bible verses with H8423 (Tûwbal Qayin)
Tûwbal qayin appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 4:22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.