לְ/קַ֨יִן֙
𐤋/𐤒𐤉𐤍
Qayin
to 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 4:5 · Word #8
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Cain |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7014-02
to Qayin
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) + proper masculine singular name קַיִן (Qayin). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ (“to/for”) prefixed to the proper name קַיִן (Qayin). As a proper name derived in narrative association with the root קנה, it is preserved transliterated, with the prefixed preposition rendered explicitly. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Qayin
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: the Acquired-one |