kayin · Cain

What it means

kayin (קַיִן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Cain”.

The first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel. In Hebrew "Qayin" sounds like "I have gotten" (Genesis 4:1). Also a place, and the tribe of the Kenites.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Cain ×17
• Kain ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×16
• Numbers×1
• Joshua×1

• Genesis 4:1

  Now the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have acquired a man with YHWH.”

• Genesis 4:2

  And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel became a keeper of flocks, and Cain was a worker of the ground.

• Genesis 4:3

  And it happened at the end of some days that Cain brought from the fruit of the ground an offering to YHWH.

• Genesis 4:5

  but Cain and his offering he did not regard. And Cain was very angry, and his face fell.

• Genesis 4:6

  And YHWH said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?

• Genesis 4:8

  And Cain said to Abel his brother … And it happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

• Genesis 4:9

  And YHWH said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

• Genesis 4:13

  And Cain said to YHWH, “My iniquity is too great to bear.

• Genesis 4:15

  And YHWH said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And YHWH put a sign on Cain, so that no one who found him would strike him.

• Genesis 4:16

  And Cain went out from the presence of YHWH and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

• Genesis 4:17

  And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he was building a city, and he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

• Genesis 4:24

  If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy and seven fold.”

• Genesis 4:25

  And Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, “for Elohim has granted me another offspring in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”

• Numbers 24:22

  nevertheless, Cain shall be for burning. How long until Asshur takes you captive?”

• Joshua 15:57

  Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

And 3 more times.