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

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And his brother's name was Jubal,.... This was another son of Lamech by Adah, and his name differs only in one letter from his brother's: he was the father of all such that handle the harp and organ: he was the inventor of instrumental music, both of stringed instruments,

such as were touched by the fingers, or struck with a quill, as the "harp"; and of wind instruments, such as were blown, as the "organ", which seems not to be the same we call so, being a late invention; but however a pleasant instrument, as its name signifies. Jubal is thought by some to be the same with Apollo, to whom with the Greeks the invention of the harp is ascribed; and some have been of opinion, that the jubilee trumpet was so called from Jubal, Lev 25:9 . Sanchoniatho (r) makes Chrysor or Vulcan, the same with Tubalcain, the brother of Jubal, to exercise himself in eloquence, songs and divination, confounding or mistaking the employment of the two brothers. The Arabs have such a notion of the Cainites being the inventors of music, that they commonly call a singing girl "Cainah" (s); and the Arabic writers (t) make Jubal to be the first inventor of music, and that the beasts and birds gathered together to hear him; the same that is said of Orpheus. (r) Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 1. p. 35. (s) Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. p. 9. (t) Elmacinus, p. 8. apud Hottinger. Smegma, p. 232.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (10 words)

H8034 שֵׁם
Definition:

9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz 9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz

H0251 אָח
Definition:

29+ (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compareᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9; Ew Smאַח; Dl BaEz xdefends as =onecompare Assyriana—u) never with article; cstrאֲחִיGenesis 10:21+; suffixאָחִיGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיךָGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיוGe 29+ (Ezekiel 18:10 strike out Co compareᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9; Ew Smאַח; Dl BaEz xdefends as =onecompare Assyriana—u) never with article; cstrאֲחִיGenesis 10:21+; suffixאָחִיGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיךָGenesis 4:9+;אָחִיוGe

Possible Meanings:
  • brother (semantic_range)
H3106 יוֹבָל
Definition:

21(J);ᵐ5Ιωβαλ.Topical LexiconIdentity within the Antediluvian GenealogyJubal appears only once in Scripture, inGenesis 4:21, as the son of Lamech and Adah and the brother of Jabal and Tubal-cain. He b 21(J);ᵐ5Ιωβαλ.Topical LexiconIdentity within the Antediluvian GenealogyJubal appears only once in Scripture, inGenesis 4:21, as the son of Lamech and Adah and the brother of Jabal and Tubal-cain. He b

Possible Meanings:
  • ram (semantic_range)
  • ram's horn (semantic_range)
  • cornet (semantic_range)
H1931 הוּא
Definition:

23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both 23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both

H1961 הָיָה
Definition:

1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu 1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu

Possible Meanings:
  • fall out (semantic_range)
  • come to pass (semantic_range)
  • become (semantic_range)
  • be (semantic_range)
  • Fall out (semantic_range)
H0001 אָב
Definition:

1947t.; constructאַבGenesis 17:4,5; (compare inאַבְרָהָםib.& elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposedאֲבִרseeאברהם);אֲבִי(compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96)Genesis 4:20+; suffixאָבִיGenesis 19:34+ (MIאבי);א 1947t.; constructאַבGenesis 17:4,5; (compare inאַבְרָהָםib.& elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposedאֲבִרseeאברהם);אֲבִי(compare Ge§§ 90, 3b, 96)Genesis 4:20+; suffixאָבִיGenesis 19:34+ (MIאבי);א

Possible Meanings:
  • father (semantic_range)
H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H8610 תָּפַשׂ
Definition:

13+, suffix consecutiveוּתְפָשָׂהּDeuteronomy 22:28, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִתְמּשֹׁIsaiah 3:6, 1pluralנִתְמְּשֵׂם2 Kings 7:12, etc.;Imperativemasculine pluralתִּפְשׂוּ1 Kings 18:40, etc.;I 13+, suffix consecutiveוּתְפָשָׂהּDeuteronomy 22:28, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִתְמּשֹׁIsaiah 3:6, 1pluralנִתְמְּשֵׂם2 Kings 7:12, etc.;Imperativemasculine pluralתִּפְשׂוּ1 Kings 18:40, etc.;I

Possible Meanings:
  • lay hold of (semantic_range)
  • wield (semantic_range)
  • lay hold of (semantic_range)
  • seize (semantic_range)
  • grasp (semantic_range)
H3658 כִּנּוֹר
Definition:

NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originof uncertain derivationDefinitiona lyreNASB Translationharp (9), harps (2), lyre (16), lyres (15).Brown-Driver-Briggsכִּנּוֺרnoun masculinePsalm 81:3lyre(on format NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originof uncertain derivationDefinitiona lyreNASB Translationharp (9), harps (2), lyre (16), lyres (15).Brown-Driver-Briggsכִּנּוֺרnoun masculinePsalm 81:3lyre(on format

H5748 עוּגָב
Definition:

21(J; +כִּנּוֺר),Job 21:12(""תֹּף,כִּנּוֺר),Psalm 150:4( +מִנִּים), suffixעֻגָבִיJob 30:31(""כִּנֹּרִי); — according toᵑ7a reed-pipe or flute (אַבוּבָא),ᵑ9aPan'spipe (organon, made up of several reeds 21(J; +כִּנּוֺר),Job 21:12(""תֹּף,כִּנּוֺר),Psalm 150:4( +מִנִּים), suffixעֻגָבִיJob 30:31(""כִּנֹּרִי); — according toᵑ7a reed-pipe or flute (אַבוּבָא),ᵑ9aPan'spipe (organon, made up of several reeds

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