Tubal-cain
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Noema, sister of Tubal-cain, found first the craft of diverse texture.
From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Wells, Philip P.
Siegfried at work falls to lusty singing, a song of primitive character, of a kind with what one can suppose Tubal-cain singing at his ancient anvil.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
It was Tubal-cain that made thy very Tailor's needle, and sewed that court-suit of thine.
From Sartor Resartus: the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh by Carlyle, Thomas
In the scriptures of the Hebrews Tubal-cain, a name of which the first part seems to denote the Tibarenes, is the father of the smiths in brass and iron.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
"He's a mighty artificer in iron," said the wit who had named him Tubal-cain.
From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Fraser, Malcolm
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