Tsillah צִלָּה
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| צִלָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsillah |
| Strong's number | H6741 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a woman |
| Gloss | Zillah |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Tsillah (Hebrew צִלָּה, Strong's H6741) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Zillah”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
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
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | zillah (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | zillah (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsillah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 4:19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
- Genesis 4:22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.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 4:23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).