What does קַיִן (qayin) mean in the Bible?
קַיִן (qayin) is a Hebrew word meaning "Kajin , the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe".
Hebrew · H7014
קַיִן
Kajin , the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe
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קַיִן H7014
Pronunciation qayin
What does קַיִן (qayin) mean in the Bible?
קַיִן (qayin) is a Hebrew word meaning "Kajin , the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7014?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cain (9), Kain (2), So Cain (2), And Cain (1), But Cain (1).
Where does קַיִן (qayin) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (16), Joshua (1), Judges (1), Numbers (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Cain 9× Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6
Kain 2× Numbers 24:22, Joshua 15:57
So Cain 2× Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:16
And Cain 1× Genesis 4:17
But Cain 1× Genesis 4:13
from the Kenites 1× Judges 4:11
on Cain 1× Genesis 4:15
Then Cain 1× Genesis 4:8
while Cain 1× Genesis 4:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:1 קַ֔יִן to Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:2 וְקַ֕יִן to while Cain Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:3 קַ֜יִן to Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:5 קַ֥יִן to Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:5 לְקַ֙יִן֙ to So Cain Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:6 קָ֑יִן to Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:8 קַ֖יִן to Then Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:8 קַ֛יִן to Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:9 קַ֔יִן to Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 4:13 קַ֖יִן to But Cain Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:1
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 4
Genesis 16 Numbers 1 Joshua 1 Judges 1
Source forms
קַ֔יִן 3x qa·yin Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:15
קַ֖יִן 3x qa·yin Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 4:16
קָ֑יִן 3x qā·yin Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:24, Numbers 24:22
לְקַ֙יִן֙ 2x lə·qa·yin Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:15
הַקַּ֖יִן 1x haq·qa·yin Joshua 15:57
וְקַ֕יִן 1x wə·qa·yin Genesis 4:2
מִקַּ֔יִן 1x miq·qa·yin Judges 4:11
קַ֜יִן 1x qa·yin Genesis 4:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 13x Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:15
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 15:57
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Genesis 4:2
Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Numbers 24:22
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Judges 4:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Kajin , the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe
Source Gloss
Kajin , the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe
Extended definition
Cain, Kenite(-s).
Word Origins
קַיִן is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2535 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain