Strong G2535Κάϊν
Cain
- Transliteration
- Kain
- Pronunciation
- kah'-in
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H7014];
Cain (that is Cajin) the son of Adam: - Cain.
Cain (that is Cajin) the son of Adam: - Cain.
Meaning of the name
Cain, "metal worker; brought forth, acquired [Ge. 4:1]"
Detailed definition
Καίν
(Τ, Κάϊν), ὁ,
indecl.
(in FlJ, Κάϊς, -ιος), (Heb. קַיִן; Gen.4:1),
Cain: Heb.11:4, 1Jn.3:12, Ju 11.†
(AS)
(Τ, Κάϊν), ὁ,
indecl.
(in FlJ, Κάϊς, -ιος), (Heb. קַיִן; Gen.4:1),
Cain: Heb.11:4, 1Jn.3:12, Ju 11.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Cain
Adam and Eve's firstborn son, killed his brother Abel
Cain, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, murdered his brother Abel and was cursed by God to be a wanderer.
In the Bible
Strong G2535 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cain3
First verses
- Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
- 1 John 3:12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
- Jude 1:11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.