Qêynân — H7018

Definition

masculine proper noun

Kenan, an antediluvian

1. Kenan = "possession"
2. son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel
1. also 'Cainan'

Usually translated as

Cainan, Kenan

Origin

from the same as H7064; fixed

• Same as Qên (H7064)

Greek equivalents

• Kaïnán (G2536)

Occurrences

Qêynân occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 5:9 — And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan (קֵינָֽן):
• Genesis 5:10 — And Enos lived after he begat Cainan (קֵינָ֔ן) eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
• Genesis 5:12 — And Cainan (קֵינָ֖ן) lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
• Genesis 5:13 — And Cainan (קֵינָ֗ן) lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
• Genesis 5:14 — And all the days of Cainan (קֵינָ֔ן) were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
• 1 Chronicles 1:2 — Kenan (קֵינָ֥ן), Mahalaleel, Jered,