Date
Name Tubal-cain
Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Scripts תּוּבַל קַיִן(Ancient Hebrew)
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Meaning & History
Means "offspring of Cain, smith of Cain" from the Hebrew root י-ב-ל (y-b-l) which means "to bring, to carry, to flow" combined with Cain meaning "smith," "metalworker," or originally "acquired, spear". Tubal-Cain was mentioned in Genesis 4:22 and he is the son of Lamech and Zillah, the brother of Naamah, and the descendant of Cain.