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Strong H6741צִלָּה

Zillah

Transliteration
tsillâh
Pronunciation
tsil-law'
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

Feminine of H6738; {Tsillah} an antediluvian woman: - Zillah.

Meaning of the name

Zillah = "shade"

Detailed definition

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)

In the biblical story

Zillah

Wife of Lamech; mother of Tubal-Cain and Naamah

Zillah, one of Lamech's two wives, was the mother of Tubal-Cain, the first metalworker, and Naamah (Gen.4.19,22,23).

In the Bible

Strong H6741 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zillah3

First verses

  1. Genesis 4:19
    And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
  2. 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.
  3. Genesis 4:23
    And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
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