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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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
The two wives of Lamech, Adah and Zillah, bore him each two children, Adah two sons, Jabal and Jubal, and Zillah a son, Tubal-cain, and a daughter, Naamah.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta
He examined everything wrought in metal with such eager interest, and was so outspoken about his ambition, that they dubbed him Tubal-cain.
From The Young Mountaineers Short Stories by Fraser, Malcolm
One of them Jabal, founded cattle-keeping; his brother, Jubal, invented musical instruments; and their half-brother Tubal-cain first practised smithery.
From Bible Romances First Series by Foote, G. W. (George William)
"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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