תּוּבַלTûwbal
Tubal, a postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity
Pronunciation: too-bal' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8422
Meanings
proper name [of a territory and people]: in east Asia Minor, perhaps nearly = Cappadocia (Genesis 10:1-200; Genesis 10:2; Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:13; Ezekiel 32:26)
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- Isaiah 66:19 I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
- Ezekiel 27:13 Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you.
- Ezekiel 32:26 “Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword.
- Ezekiel 38:2 “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).