קין

Hebrew

Etymology

Possibly from the verb קָנָה (kánáh, "to get" or "create")

Pronunciation

Proper noun

קַיִן • (káyin) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Cain, the son of Adam.
  2. A collective term for the Kenites, a biblical ethnic group.

See also

הֶבֶל‎ (Hével)

References

  • H7014 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
  • For the less common biblical meaning "create," Iain Provan (10 May 2016). Discovering Genesis: Content, Interpretation, Reception. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4674-4541-2.
  • For the term as a collective for Kenites, Ruth W. Mellinkoff (29 April 2003). The Mark of Cain. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-59244-229-4.

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Old High German kinni, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz.

Pronunciation

  • (Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): [kɪn]

Noun

קין • (kin) m, plural קינס‎ (kins)

  1. chin

Etymology 2

From Hebrew קַיִן‎.

Proper noun

קין • (kayn) m

  1. Cain, the son of Adam.
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