6741. Tsillah
Strong's Lexicon
Tsillah: Zillah

Original Word: צִלָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Tsillah
Pronunciation: tsee-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tsil-law')
Definition: Zillah
Meaning: Tsillah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root צֵל (tsel), meaning "shadow" or "shade."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper name Tsillah, as it is specific to the Hebrew genealogical context. However, the concept of "shade" or "shadow" can be related to Greek words like σκιά (skia), meaning "shadow."

Usage: Tsillah is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of one of Lamech's wives, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis. The name Tsillah can be understood to mean "shade" or "protection," reflecting a possible cultural significance of providing shelter or comfort.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often held significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of personal characteristics or familial hopes. Tsillah, as a name meaning "shade," might suggest a role of comfort or protection within her family. The practice of polygamy, as seen in Lamech's marriage to both Adah and Tsillah, was not uncommon in the patriarchal societies of the time, although it later became a point of ethical discussion in biblical narratives.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tsalal
Definition
wife of Lamech
NASB Translation
Zillah (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צִלָּה proper name, feminine wife of Lam. Genesis 4:19,22,23, Σελλα.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zillah

Feminine of tsel; Tsillah, an antediluvian woman -- Zillah.

see HEBREW tsel

Forms and Transliterations
וְצִלָּ֣ה וְצִלָּה֙ וצלה צִלָּֽה׃ צלה׃ ṣil·lāh ṣillāh tzilLah vetzilLah wə·ṣil·lāh wəṣillāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 4:19
HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה׃
NAS: and the name of the other, Zillah.
KJV: and the name of the other Zillah.
INT: and the name of the other Zillah

Genesis 4:22
HEB: וְצִלָּ֣ה גַם־ הִ֗וא
NAS: As for Zillah, she also gave birth
KJV: And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain,
INT: Zillah also he

Genesis 4:23
HEB: לְנָשָׁ֗יו עָדָ֤ה וְצִלָּה֙ שְׁמַ֣עַן קוֹלִ֔י
NAS: Adah and Zillah, Listen
KJV: Adah and Zillah, Hear
INT: to his wives Adah and Zillah Listen to my voice

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6741
3 Occurrences


ṣil·lāh — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣil·lāh — 2 Occ.















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