BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2989
ya.val — Jabal
A man living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.20; son of: Lamech (H3929) and Adah (H5711); brother of: Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279) § Jabal = "stream of water" the son of Lamech by Adah and brother of Jubal; described as the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3929
le.mekh — Lamech
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.18; son of: Methushael (H4967); married to Adah (H5711) and Zillah (H6741); father of: Jabal (H2989), Jubal (H3106), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279) § Lamech = "powerful" 1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah 2) father of Noah
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5711
a.dah — Adah
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Jabal (H2989) and Jubal (H3106) § Adah = "ornament" 1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal 2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz 2a) also called 'Bashemath'
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3106
yu.val — Jubal
A man living at the time before the Flood, only mentioned at Gen.4.21; son of: Lamech (H3929) and Adah (H5711); brother of: Jabal (H2989), Tubal-cain (H8423), Naamah (H5279) § Jubal = "stream" the son of Lamech by Adah and the inventor of musical instruments
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8423
tu.val qa.yin — Tubal-cain
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
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →A stream, a descendant of Cain, and brother of Jubal; “the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle” (Gen. 4:20). This description indicates that he led a wandering life.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
