Genesis 4:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. | And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. | And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Zillah | וְצִלָּ֣ה | ve-tzi-LAH | H6741 | Zillahצִלָּה (tsil.lah) A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Tubal-cain (H8423) and Naamah (H5279) § Zillah = "shade" the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron |
| also | גַם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| she | הִ֗וא | hi' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| she bore | יָֽלְדָה֙ | yal-DAH | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| Tubal- | תּ֣וּבַל | TU-val | H8423 | Tubal-cainתּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) 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 |
| Cain | קַ֔יִן | KA-yin | H8423 | Tubal-cainתּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) 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 |
| a sharpener of | לֹטֵ֕שׁ | lo-TESH | H3913 | to sharpenלָטַשׁ (la.tash) 1) to sharpen, hammer, whet 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hammer 1a2) to sharpen (sword) 1a3) hammerer (participle) 1b) (Pual) to be sharpened |
| every | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| worker of | חֹרֵ֥שׁ | cho-RESH | H2790A | to plow/plotחָרַשׁ (cha.rash) 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil |
| bronze | נְחֹ֖שֶׁת | ne-CHO-shet | H5178A | bronzeנְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) 1) copper, bronze 1a) copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy) 1b) fetters (of copper or bronze) 1c) copper (as value) |
| and iron | וּבַרְזֶ֑ל | u-var-ZEL | H1270 | ironבַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: par.zel (פַּרְזֶל "iron" H6523) |
| and [was] [the] sister of | וַֽאֲח֥וֹת | va-'a-CHOT | H0269 | sisterאָחוֹת (a.chot) 1) sister 1a) sister (same parents) 1b) half-sister (same father) 1c) relative 1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship 1d) beloved 1d1) bride 1e) (fig.) of intimate connection 1f) another |
| Tubal- | תּֽוּבַל־ | tu-val- | H8423 | Tubal-cainתּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) 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 |
| Cain | קַ֖יִן | KA-yin | H8423 | Tubal-cainתּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (tu.val qa.yin) 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 |
| Naamah | נַֽעֲמָֽה׃ | NA-'a-MAH | H5279G | Naamahנַעֲמָה (na.a.mah) A woman living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.22; daughter of: Lamech (H3929) and Zillah (H6741); sister of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423) § Naamah = "loveliness" a town in the lowlands of Judah in Philistia |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.