Strong H8423תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן

Tubal-cain

Transliteration: tûbal qayin
Pronunciation: too-bal' kah'-yin
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Apparently from H2986 (compare H2981) and H7014; offspring of Cain;
Tubal {Kajin} an antediluvian patriarch: - Tubal-cain.

Meaning of the name

Tubal-cain = "thou will be brought of Cain"

Detailed 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)

In the biblical story

Tubal-cain

Descendant of Cain, first metalworker

Tubal-cain, a descendant of Cain, was the first metalworker mentioned in the Bible, forging tools out of bronze and iron.

In the Bible

Strong H8423 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

cain1

First verses

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.