Qayin

kah'-yin
Parts of Speech

Qayin Definition

n pr m Cain = "possession"
  1. eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel n pr gent Kenite = "smiths"
  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
!yq
Origin
the same as (07013) (with a play upon the affinity to (07069))
Strong's Number
07014
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 2017,2016

KJV Word Usage

Cain
17
Kenite
1
Total
18

KJV Verse Count

13
1
1
Total
15
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Qayin". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .