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And Zillah,וְצִלָּהsheהִואalso,גַםgave birthיָלְדָהto Tubal-cain,אֶת תּוּבַל קַיִןthe forgerלֹטֵשׁof everyכָּלtoolחֹרֵשׁof bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתand iron.וּבַרְזֶלAnd the sisterוַאֲחוֹתof Tubal-cainתּוּבַל קַיִןwasNaamah.נַעֲמָה
Genesis 4:22
Study it in the app“And Zillah, she also, gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of every tool of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 4:22, word by word
- And Zillahצִלָּהtsila
Zillah
Zillah, one of the two wives of Lamech.
Where else “tsila” appears- gave birthיָלְדָהyalda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” appears- to Tubal-cainתּוּבַלtuval
Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain, son of Lamech and Zillah, the forger of tools of bronze and iron.
Where else “tuval” appears- the forgerלֹטֵשׁlotesh
sharpen, forge
Sharpen, hammer out, forge.
Where else “lotesh” appears- toolחֹרֵשׁchoresh
tool
A metal tool forged with fire and hammer.
Where else “choresh” appears- of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- and ironבַרְזֶלvarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “varzel” appears- And the sisterאֲחוֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- Naamahנַעֲמָהnaama
Naamah
Naamah, the name of the sister of Tubal-cain and of an Ammonite woman, mother of King Rehoboam; also a town in Judah.
Where else “naama” appears
The context
21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the lyre and the pipe.
22 · This verse (above)
23And Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my saying: for a man I have killed for wounding me, and a young man for striking me.
To study Genesis 4 in a group
1. What it says
How did Cain feel when YHWH did not look with favor on his offering, and what did YHWH say to him (vv. 5-7)?
2. What it means
What does Cain mean by his question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
How can you deal with anger or envy toward someone today before it grows?