In the bible, Zillah is the name of the wife of Lamech (GEN 4:19). Meaning of the name: shadow; the tingling of the ear. Related names are:
Lamech,
Adah, Tubal-Cain
(and others ...)
. The translations of Zillah in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Si-La in Vietnamese to
Σελλα in Greek!
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. (GEN 4:19)
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (GEN 4:22)
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. (GEN 4:23)