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HebrewH6741Proper Noun (Feminine)

צִלָּה

tsil.lah

3Occurrences
H6741Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Tsillah, an antediluvian woman

feminine of H6738 (צֵל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at ; 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

צִלָּה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
3

Key Passages

Genesis 4:19BSB

And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:22BSB

And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

Genesis 4:23BSB

Then Lamech said to his wives:“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;wives of Lamech, listen to my speech.For I have slain a man for wounding me,a young man for striking me.

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