Original Word: Καϊνάν, ὁ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Kainam
Phonetic Spelling: (kah-ee-nan')
Definition: Cainan, two ancestors of Christ
Usage: (Hebrew), Cainan, one of the ancestors of Jesus.Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Qenan
Definition
Cainan, two ancestors of Christ
NASB Translation
Cainan (2).

STRONGS NT 2536: Καιναν

Καιναν (so R G L both 1 and 2; Tr Καιναν in 1 and Tr text in 2, but Tr marginal reading Καϊνάμ in 2, WH Καϊνάμ 1 and 2; T Καϊνάμ both 1 and 2), ὁ (Hebrew קֵינָן a lance-maker (others, 'possessor' or 'possession')), Cainan;

1. son of Enos (Genesis 5:9f): Luke 3:37.

2. son of Arphaxad, according to the Sept. of Genesis 10:24; Genesis 11:12; (1 Chronicles 1:18 Alex.), which Luke follows in . (See B. D., under the word.)

Cainan.

Of Hebrew origin (Qeynan); Cainan (i.e. Kenan), the name of two patriarchs -- Cainan.

see HEBREW Qeynan

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