STRONGS NUMBER G2535


Word Summary
Kain: Cain, a son of Adam
Original Word: Κάϊν
Transliteration: Kain
Phonetic Spelling: (kah'-in)
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Cain, a son of Adam
Meaning: Cain -- a son of Adam
Strong's Concordance
Cain.

Of Hebrew origin (Qayin); Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam -- Cain.

see HEBREW Qayin

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2535: Κάϊν

Κάϊν (WH Κάϊν (cf. Ἰ´, at the end)), , indeclinable (in Josephus with a Greek ending, Καις, Καιτος; Hebrew קַיִן i. e. a spear, although the author of Genesis, , derives it from קָנָה to produce, beget, acquire, so that it is equivalent to קִנְיָן, Psalm 104:24 (cf. B. D. American edition under the word)), Cain, the fratricide, the first-born son of Adam: Hebrews 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11.