What does תּוּבַל mean in the Bible?
תּוּבַל is a Hebrew word meaning "Tubal , a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity".
Hebrew · H8422
תּוּבַל
Tubal , a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity
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תּוּבַל H8422
What does תּוּבַל mean in the Bible?
תּוּבַל is a Hebrew word meaning "Tubal , a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8422?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and Tubal (4), Tubal (3), [to] Tubal (1).
Where does תּוּבַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (5), 1 Chronicles (1), Genesis (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and Tubal 4× Ezekiel 32:26, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 39:1
Tubal 3× Genesis 10:2, 1 Chronicles 1:5, Ezekiel 27:13
[to] Tubal 1× Isaiah 66:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:2 וְתֻבָ֑ל to Tubal Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 1:5 וְתֻבָ֑ל to Tubal Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Isaiah 66:19 תֻּבַ֣ל to [to] Tubal Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 27:13 תֻּבַל֙ to Tubal Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 32:26 תֻּבַל֙ to and Tubal Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 38:2 וְתֻבָ֑ל to and Tubal Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 38:3 וְתֻבָֽל׃ to and Tubal Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 39:1 וְתֻבָֽל׃ to and Tubal Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:2
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 5
Source forms
וְתֻבָ֑ל 3x wə·ṯu·ḇāl Genesis 10:2, 1 Chronicles 1:5, Ezekiel 38:2
וְתֻבָֽל׃ 2x wə·ṯu·ḇāl Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 39:1
תֻּבַל֙ 2x tu·ḇal Ezekiel 27:13, Ezekiel 32:26
תֻּבַ֣ל 1x tu·ḇal Isaiah 66:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 39:1
Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Isaiah 66:19, Ezekiel 27:13, Ezekiel 32:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 10:2, 1 Chronicles 1:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tubal , a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity
Source Gloss
Tubal , a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity
Extended definition
Tubal.
Word Origins
תּוּבַל is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain