an occupation regarded by primitive peoples as a species of black-art,[1] and by Semitic nomads held in contempt.
On the names in these vv. see the interesting discussion of Lenorm.
Orig.2 i. 192 ff.—The alliterations, Yābāl—Yûbāl—Tûbal, are a feature
of legendary genealogies: cf. Arab. Habîl and Ḳabîl, Shiddîd and
Shaddâd, Mâlik and Milkân, etc. (Lenorm. 192). (
Hebrew characters) (G (Greek characters)) and
(Hebrew characters) ((Greek characters)) both suggest (Hebrew characters) (Heb. and Phœn.), which means primarily
'ram,' then 'ram's horn' as a musical instrument (Ex. 1913), and finally
'joyous music' (in the designation of the year of Jubilee). On a supposed
connexion of (Hebrew characters) with (Hebrew characters) in the sense of 'herdsman,' see above,
p. 103.—(Hebrew characters) is a Japhetic people famous in antiquity for metal-working
(see on 102); and it is generally held that their heros eponymus supplies
the name of the founder of metallurgy here; but the equation is
doubtful. A still more precarious combination with a word for smith
(tum['=a]l, dubalanza, etc.) in Somali and other East African dialects,
has been propounded by Merker (Die Masai, 306). The compound (Hebrew characters)
(written in Oriental MSS as one word) may mean either 'Tubal [the]
smith' (in which case (Hebrew characters) [we should expect (Hebrew characters)] is probably a gloss), or
'Tubal of (the family of) Cain.'[2] G has simply (Greek characters); but see the
footnote. Tuch and others adduce the analogy of the (Greek characters), the first
workers in iron and brass, and the makers of Saturn's scythe (Strabo,
XIV. ii. 7); and the pair of brothers who, in the Phœnician legend,
were (Greek characters).—(Hebrew characters) (G (Greek characters)) seems to
have been a mythological personage of some importance. A goddess
of that name is known to have been worshipped by the Phœnicians.[3]
In Jewish tradition she figures as the wife of Noah (Ber. R.), as a
demon, and also as a sort of St. Cecilia, a patroness of vocal music
(TJ: cf. Lag. OS, 180, 56: (Greek characters) [Nestle,
MM, 10]).
23, 24. The song of Lamech.—A complete poem in three
distichs, breathing the fierce implacable spirit of revenge
that forms the chief part of the Bedouin's code of honour.
It is almost universally assumed (since Herder) that it commemorates
the invention of weapons by Tubal-cain, and is
accordingly spoken of as Lamech's 'Sword Song.' But the
23. The Introd. of the song is imitated in Is. 2823 329; cf. also Dt. 321.
The words (Hebrew characters) and (Hebrew characters) are almost exclusively poetical.—On the form
(Hebrew characters), see G-K. § 46 f.—(Hebrew characters) is perf. of experience (Dav. § 40 (c); Dri. T.
§ 12), rather than of single completed action, or of certainty (IEz. De.
Bu. al.).—(Hebrew characters) is not recitative, but gives the reason for the call to attention.—(Hebrew characters)]
On this use of (Hebrew characters) see BDB, s.v. 5, f.: G (Greek characters)[(Greek characters)]
