קַ֜יִן
𐤒𐤉𐤍
Qayin
Cain
Personal name used for the firstborn son of Adam and Chavah (Eve) and, by extension, for a group (Qenites) and a settlement. As a personal name, Qayin designates the individual known for agricultural pursuits and his notoriety in the early genealogies of Genesis. In other contexts, it refers to a semi-nomadic group (the Qenites, קֵינִי) and a locality. While the name is related to the concept of acquisition or possession, especially in the Genesis narrative, its usage as an ethnonym or place name is based on tradition rather than clear lexical derivation.
Genesis 4:3 · Word #5
Lexicon H7014
| Lemma | קַיִן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Qayin |
| Strong's | H7014 |
| Definition | Personal name used for the firstborn son of Adam and Chavah (Eve) and, by extension, for a group (Qenites) and a settlement. As a personal name, Qayin designates the individual known for agricultural pursuits and his notoriety in the early genealogies of Genesis. In other contexts, it refers to a semi-nomadic group (the Qenites, קֵינִי) and a locality. While the name is related to the concept of acquisition or possession, especially in the Genesis narrative, its usage as an ethnonym or place name is based on tradition rather than clear lexical derivation. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Cain |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7014-03
Qayin
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal/ethnic/place name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine singular proper name. Because its derivation from קנה (to acquire) is contextually suggestive but not morphologically transparent, a direct transliteration preserves the lexical identity without imposing an uncertain etymological meaning. |
View full lexicon entry for H7014 →
SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Qayin
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: the Acquired-one |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)