Tubal-cain

or Tu·bal·cain

[ too-buhl-keyn, tyoo- ]

noun

the son of Lamech and Zillah: the progenitor of metalworkers. Genesis 4:22.

Origin of Tubal-cain

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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How to use Tubal-cain in a sentence

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.
Sartor Resartus | Thomas Carlyle
Jerry used to work in an iron-foundry; he's a regular Tubal Cain.
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885 | Various
An underwater dome city wouldn't be any harder to build than a dome city on a poison-atmosphere planet like Tubal-cain.
Graveyard of Dreams | Henry Beam Piper
Tubal-cain was an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.
Notes on the book of Exodus | C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron.
The Bible for Young People | Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for Tubal-cain

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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