תּוּבַל קַיִן
Tûwbal Qayin · too-bal' kah'-yin
Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarch
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from H2986 (יָבַל) (compare H2981 (יְבוּל)) and H7014 (קַיִן); offspring of Cain;
Tubal-Kajin, an antidiluvian patriarch
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tubal-cain.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within › authority, the one who leads › what comes behind, the returning cycle › the hand that works › the seed, life continuing
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within of authority, the one who leads of what comes behind, the returning cycle of the hand that works of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תּוּבַל קַיִן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- tubalcain1 · 50%
- of tubalcain1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.