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Lexicon :: Strong's G2535 - kain

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Κάϊν
Transliteration
kain (Key)
Pronunciation
kah'-in
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin קַיִן (H7014)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
16x in 1 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 1:6,*

Strong’s Definitions

Κάϊν Káïn, kah'-in; of Hebrew origin (H7014); Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam:—Cain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2535 in the following manner: Cain (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2535 in the following manner: Cain (3x).

  1. Cain = "maker: fabricator (literally smith)"

    1. the first born of Adam, and slew his brother, Abel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Κάϊν Káïn, kah'-in; of Hebrew origin (H7014); Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam:—Cain.
STRONGS G2535:
Κάϊν (WH Κάϊν (cf. Ἰ´, ἰ at the end)), ὁ, indeclinable (in Josephus with a Greek ending, Καις, Καιτος; Hebrew קַיִן i. e. a spear, although the author of Genesis, Genesis 4:1, 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
4:1
Psalms
104:24
Hebrews
11:4
1 John
3:12
Jude
1:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2535 matches the Greek Κάϊν (kain),
which occurs 16 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:1 - Now Adam[fn] had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the LORD’s help, I have produced[fn] a man!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:2 - Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:3 - When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:6 - “Why are you so angry?” the LORD asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:8 - One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.”[fn] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - Afterward the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:13 - Cain replied to the LORD, “My punishment[fn] is too great for me to bear!

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:15 - The LORD replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:16 - So Cain left the LORD’s presence and settled in the land of Nod,[fn] east of Eden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 - Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:24 - If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times,
then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:25 - Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth,[fn] for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
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