Lexical Definition

‎קַיִן‎ Qayin (kah'-yin) Kain ^N:N-M-PG
the same as ‎קַיִן‎ (with a play upon the affinity to ‎קָנָה‎)

Cain, Kenite(-s).

• § Kenite = "smiths"
• Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe

n pr m
1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel
n pr gent
2) the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai

See Greek: Κάϊν

Extended Information

• n pr gent
• the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎קַ֫יִן‎ proper name

1. of a people (see Sta^{G i. 151 f.} Mey^{Entstehung 115}; compare Arabic proper name, of family Nabataean, Sinaitic proper name, masculine and feminine ‎קינו‎; tribe of smiths?); — tribe of Mose's father-in-law Judg 4:11 (compare ‎קֵינִי‎ Judg 1:16), Καινα ᵐ5^L Κειν; akin to Midian (Num 10:29 P), settled among Amalekites in south of Canaan (see ‎קֵינִי‎); prophesied against by Balaam Num 24:22 (‎קָ֑יִן‎; J E); — see also ‎קֵינִי‎

2. location ‎הַקַּ֫יִן‎ in southern Judah (a settlement of II. ‎׳‎‎ק‎ 1 ?); — Josh 15:57, [Ζακαν]αειμ, A [Ζανω] Ακειμ, ᵐ5^L [Ζανου] Ακεν; possibly= Yª†în southeast from Hebron [Rob](/btb/not_created.html)^{BR ii.85}] (see Buhl^{Geogr. 162 f.} who, however, compare ‎קִינָה‎ vJosh 15:22).

III. ‎קַ֫יִן‎ proper name, masculine Cain, Kain eldest son of Adam and Eve (explanation Gen 4:1 from ‎קָנָה‎ acquire; but in fact = II. ‎׳‎‎ק‎, as heros eponymos, according to We^compare11 Sta^{G 285 ff.} Bu^{Urg. 193} Holz^{Gen 50f.} especially Sta^{ZAW xiv (1894), 250 ff.}; xv (1895), 157 ff., Che^{Ency.Bib.CAIN}); — ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Gen 4:1; Gen 4:2; Gen 4:3; Gen 4:5 (twice in verse); Gen 4:8 (twice in verse); Gen 4:9; Gen 4:13; Gen 4:15 (twice in verse); Gen 4:16; Gen 4:17, ‎קָ֑יִן‎ vGen 4:6 vGen 4:24 vGen 4:25 (all J).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Kain • A town in the hill country of Judah

Kain, a town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:57), is possibly associated with the Kenites mentioned in Numbers 24:22.

• A location first mentioned at Num.24.22;
• only referred to as Kain קַיִן.
  

Kain was a town located in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:57). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, and no further information about its history or significance is provided. Some scholars suggest that Kain may be associated with the Kenites, a nomadic tribe mentioned in Numbers 24:22. The Kenites were known for their association with the Israelites, particularly through Moses' father-in-law, Jethro (Judges 1:16). However, the connection between the town of Kain and the Kenites is not explicitly stated in the Bible. The exact location of Kain is unknown.

All entries for Kain: קַיִן