Zillah
Zillah, one of Lamech's two wives, was the mother of Tubal-Cain, the first metalworker, and Naamah.
The name Zillah means “shadow; the tingling of the ear”
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Summary
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 4:19; only referred to as Zillah (צִלָּה); wife of Lamech; mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.
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Alternative names
- צִלָּהZillah
Mentions
- And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
- And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
- 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.