Strong H7018קֵינָן
Kenan
- Transliteration
- qêynân
- Pronunciation
- kay-nawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From the same as H7064; fixed;
{Kenan} an antediluvian: - {Cainan} Kenan.
{Kenan} an antediluvian: - {Cainan} Kenan.
Meaning of the name
Kenan = "possession"
Detailed definition
In the biblical story
Kenan
Son of Enosh, descendant of Seth
Kenan (Cainan), the son of Enosh, was a descendant of Seth and an ancestor of Noah.
In the Bible
Strong H7018 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cainan5
- kenan1
First verses
- Genesis 5:9And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
- Genesis 5:10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:12And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
- Genesis 5:13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,