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HebrewH7018Proper Noun (Masculine)

קֵינָן

qe.nan

6Occurrences
H7018Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Kenan, an antediluvian

from the same as H7064 (קֵן); fixed;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at ; son of: Enosh (H0583); father of: Mahalalel (H4111); also called Cainan at ; Also named: Kainan, Kainam (Καϊνάν, *Καϊνάμ *"Cainan" G2536H) § Kenan = "possession" 1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel 1a) also 'Cainan'

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

קֵינָן appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
5
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:2BSB

Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Genesis 5:9BSB

When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.

Genesis 5:10BSB

And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:12BSB

When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

Genesis 5:13BSB

And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.