Quick Definition
Tubal-cain
Biblical Persons & Places
Tubal-cain
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.4.22;
only referred to as Tubal-cain (תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן);
son of Lamech and Zillah;
a brother of Jabal, Jubal and Naamah.
Strong's Definition
Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarch
Derivation: apparently from H2986 (יָבַל) (compare H2981 (יְבוּל)) and H7014 (קַיִן); offspring of Cain;
KJV Usage: Tubal-cain.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Tubal-cain = "thou will be brought of Cain"
1) son of Lamech by his wife Zillah and the first worker in metal
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תּוּבַל־קַ֫יִן (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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תּוּבַל(־)קַ֫יִן n.pr.m. first worker in metal base