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Tubal-cain
or Tu·bal·cain
[ too-buhl-keyn, tyoo- ]
noun
- the son of Lamech and Zillah: the progenitor of metalworkers. Genesis 4:22.
Tubal-cain
/ ˈtjuːbəlˌkeɪn /
noun
- Old Testament a son of Lamech, said in Genesis 4:22 to be the first artificer of metals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tubal-cain1
From Late Latin Thubalcain, from Greek Thóbal, from Hebrew Tūbhal-qayin “Tubal the smith,” equivalent to Tūbhal, a geographic and ethnic name of uncertain meaning + qayin “smith” in Hebrew and cognate languages
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Example Sentences
How does Noah prevent other men (led by Tubal-Cain) from forcing their way onboard?
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It was Tubal-cain that made thy very Tailor's needle, and sewed that court-suit of thine.
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Jerry used to work in an iron-foundry; he's a regular Tubal Cain.
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An underwater dome city wouldn't be any harder to build than a dome city on a poison-atmosphere planet like Tubal-Cain.
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Tubal-cain was an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.
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And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron.
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