Lexicon
צִלָּה
tsil.lah
H6741
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Zillah

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tsil.lah is a personal name borne by Lamech's second wife, the mother of Tubal-cain and an addressee of Lamech's speech.

The term is used solely as a proper personal name: Genesis 4:19 identifies its bearer as Lamech's second wife, Genesis 4:22 names her as Tubal-cain's mother, and Genesis 4:23 includes her among Lamech's wives addressed in his speech.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Lamech's household · dominant

    Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 4:19 the APB renders the clause naming Lamech's second wife; in Genesis 4:22 it names the woman who bore Tubal-cain; and in Genesis 4:23 it appears in Lamech's address to Adah and Zillah.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Zillah” in identifying Lamech's second wife, reporting the birth of Tubal-cain, and addressing Lamech's wives. These name occurrences are identified from the supplied proper-noun forms and clauses.

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