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# forger

noun

«forger» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It means one who hammers and shapes metal. Tubal-cain was the first metalworker.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees Tubal-cain as the beginning of metalworking, an early human skill that could be used for good or for making weapons.

### Meaning

A person who makes things, especially a smith who shapes metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forger/#m1)

### Examples

- And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (Torah GEN.4.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forger/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forger» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forger» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/forger.html) on Mova free.