H6741 צִלָּה (Tsillâh) tsil-law'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Zillah

Biblical Persons & Places

Zillah Woman living at the time before the Flood

A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; only referred to as Zillah (צִלָּה); wife of Lamech; mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.

Strong's Definition

Tsillah, an antediluvian woman

Derivation: feminine of H6738 (צֵל);

KJV Usage: Zillah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Zillah = "shade"

1) the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צִלָּה (tsil.lah) — Zillah. 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) § Zillah = "shade" the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צִלָּה (H6741)

name

Names of People

Zillah = woman; ► wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-Cain, worker in bronze and iron tools

GEN 4:19 · GEN 4:22 · GEN 4:23

Graham S. Ogden

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צִלָּה n.pr.f. wife of Lam. base

Bible Occurrences (3)

4:19 4:22 4:23

Genesis 4:19

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

Genesis 4:22

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 4:23

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.