Quick Definition
Kenan
Biblical Persons & Places
Kenan
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9;
referred to as Kenan (קֵינָן), or Cainan (KJV= Kenan) (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ);
a son of Enosh;
father of Mahalalel.
Strong's Definition
Kenan, an antediluvian
Derivation: from the same as H7064 (קֵן); fixed;
KJV Usage: Cainan, Kenan.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Kenan = "possession"
1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel
1a) also 'Cainan'
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9;
son of: Enosh (H0583);
father of: Mahalalel (H4111); also called Cainan at Luk.3.37;
Also named: Kainan, Kainam (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ "Cainan" G2536H)
§ Kenan = "possession"
1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel
1a) also 'Cainan'
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קֵינָן
qêynân
BDB Definition:
Kenan = possession
1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel
1a) also Cainan
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H7064
Total KJV Occurrences: 6