Biblical Persons & Places
Cain
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.1;
referred to as Cain (קַ֫יִן), or Cain (Κάϊν);
son of Adam and Eve;
a brother of Abel and Seth;
father of Enoch.
Kain
Kain
A location first mentioned at Num.24.22;
only referred to as Kain (קַ֫יִן).
Strong's Definition
qayin kah'-yin 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).
Derivation: the same as H7013 (קַיִן) (with a play upon the affinity to H7069 (קָנָה));
KJV Usage: Cain, Kenite(-s).
TWOT Reference: 2017,2016
Outline of Biblical Usage
Cain = "possession"
n pr m
1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel
Kenite = "smiths"
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קַיִן
qayin
BDB Definition:
Kenite = smiths
1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel (noun proper masculine)
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 (noun proper gentilic)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2017, 2016
Total KJV Occurrences: 19