Genesis 4:19
Strong's Lexicon
And Lamech
לֶ֖מֶךְ (le·meḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3929: Lamech = 'powerful' 1) the 5th lineal descendant from Cain, husband of Adah and Zillah, father of sons, Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, and daughter, Naamah 2) father of Noah

married
וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (way·yiq·qaḥ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

ל֥וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

two
שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

women,
נָשִׁ֑ים (nā·šîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

one
הָֽאַחַת֙ (hā·’a·ḥaṯ)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

named
שֵׁ֤ם (šêm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

Adah
עָדָ֔ה (‘ā·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5711: Adah = 'ornament' 1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal 2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz 2a) also called 'Bashemath'

and
וְשֵׁ֥ם (wə·šêm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

the other
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית (haš·šê·nîṯ)
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8145: 1) second 1a) second (the ordinal number) 1b) again (a second time) 1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)

Zillah.
צִלָּֽה׃ (ṣil·lāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6741: Zillah = 'shade' 1) the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah.

New American Standard Bible
Lamech took to himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

King James Bible
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

New Living Translation
Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.

English Standard Version
And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

New American Standard Bible
Lamech took to himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

King James Bible
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah.

International Standard Version
Later, Lamech married two wives. One was named Adah and the other was named Zillah.

NET Bible
Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.

American Standard Version
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

English Revised Version
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Young's Literal Translation
And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
















Cross References
Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

Genesis 4:23
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Genesis 4:16
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 4:21
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

Genesis 4:22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
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