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

• A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.1
• son of: Adam (אָדָם) and Eve (חַוָּה)
• brother of: Abel (הֶבֶל) and Seth (שֵׁת)
• father of: Enoch (חֲנוֹךְ)
• Also named: Kain (Κάϊν "Cain" Κάϊν)
• eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother

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

Profile

Male • Son of Adam • Adam and Eve's firstborn son, killed his brother Abel

Man living at the time before the Flood

Cain, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, murdered his brother Abel and was cursed by God to be a wanderer.

• A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.1;
• referred to as Cain קַיִן, or Cain Κάϊν;
• son of Adam אָדָם and Eve חַוָּה;
• a brother of Abel הֶבֶל and Seth שֵׁת;
• father of Enoch חֲנוֹךְ.

Cain was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, and he is known for killing his brother Abel (Gen. 4; Heb. 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11). Cain was a farmer, while Abel was a shepherd. When both brothers brought offerings to God, the Lord accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's, which led to Cain's anger and jealousy. Despite God's warning to master his sinful desires, Cain lured Abel into the field and murdered him. As a result, God cursed Cain to be a restless wanderer on the earth and banished him from His presence. Cain's descendants, known as the Cainites, are mentioned in the genealogy of Genesis 4, which highlights the spread of sin and the development of civilization apart from God. The New Testament references to Cain portray him as an example of unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion against God (Heb. 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11). Cain's story serves as a warning about the consequences of sin, jealousy, and disobedience to God.

All entries for Cain: קַיִן ☩ Κάϊν

Related Profiles:

• Adam (father)
• Eve (mother)
• Abel (sibling)
• Seth (sibling)
• Enoch (child)