This personal name belongs to one of Lamech's sons by Adah, identified as the father of all who handle the lyre and pipe. Yuval represents the origins of musical culture in the Cainite genealogy. His name likely derives from the same root as the noun for 'stream' (yûḇal), though the semantic connection is uncertain. As Jubal in traditional English translations, he stands alongside his brother Jabal (pastoralists) and half-brother Tubal-Cain (metalworkers) as a cultural founder in the antediluvian world.