zillah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
zillah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
shadow, one of the wives of Lamech, of the line of Cain, and mother of Tubal-cain (Gen. 4:19, 22).
zillah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(shade). [LAMECH]
zillah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ZIL'LAH (shade), one of the wives of Laniech. Gen 4:19, Josh 11:22, Heb 12:23.
zillah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("shadow", i.e. protection). One of Lamech's two wives (Genesis 4:19-23). (See LAMECH; ADAH "ornament".) Mother of Tubalcain and Naamah ("lovely".) The names mark the growing voluptuousness and luxury of the Cainites. It was the period of transition to art and refinement, attended with the evils which often accompany such times.