Given name
Tubalcain
“global smith”·“world-spear”·“world government”
Tubalcain is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewתובל־קין
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Tubal-cain means “global smith,” “world-spear” or “world government.”
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Where it comes from
Tubal-cain is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun tebel (תבל), “the whole world-economy,” and the Hebrew verb qyn (גין), “to fabricate.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Tubal-cain appears in Genesis 4:22.
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Tubalcain’s family of names
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Jubileeshares a root
- Abileneshares a root
- Jabalshares a root
- Jubalshares a root
- Zerubbabelshares a root
- Tubalshares a root
- Obilshares a root
- Bulshares a root
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