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Strong H7014H7014Bקַ֫יִן

Cain

One of the 3 senses of Strong H7014

Transliteration
qayin
Pronunciation
kah'-yin
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.1;
son of: Adam (H121) and Eve (H2332);
brother of: Abel (H1893) and Seth (H8352);
father of: Enoch (H2585)
Also named: Kain (Κάϊν "Cain" G2535)

Meaning of the name

Cain = "possession"

General definition

The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069);
{Kajin} the name of the first {child} also of a place in {Palestine} and of an Oriental tribe: - {Cain} Kenite (-s).

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 H7014B appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • cain12
  • pass1

First verses

  1. Genesis 4:1
    And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
  2. Genesis 4:2
    And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
  3. Genesis 4:3
    And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
  4. Genesis 4:5
    But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  5. Genesis 4:6
    And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
  6. Genesis 4:8
    And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
  7. Genesis 4:9
    And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
  8. Genesis 4:13
    And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
  9. Genesis 4:15
    And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
  10. Genesis 4:16
    And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
  11. Genesis 4:17
    And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
  12. Genesis 4:24
    If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
  13. Genesis 4:25
    And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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