Genesis 4:1:7Gen.4.1.W7PAT
אֶת־קַ֔יִן
etkayin
“Cain”
- Transliteration
- ET-KA-yin
- Extended
- EET-KAH-yin
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ˈqa.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- Cain
- French
- Caïn
- Spanish
- Caín
- Portuguese
- Caim
- German
- Kain
- Russian
- Каина
- Arabic-Simplified
- قَايِين
- Hindi
- कैन को
- Chinese-Simplified
- 该隐
- Korean
- 가인을
- Indonesian
- Kain
- Bengali
- কয়িনকে
- Tagalog
- kay Cain
- Swahili
- Kaini
- Amharic
- ቃየን
- Yoruba
- Kaini
- Igbo
- Kaini
- Twi
- Kain
- Ewe
- Kain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-KA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
va-TE-led ET-KA-yin
- clause
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led ET-KA-yin va-TO-mer ka-NI-ti ISH ET-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-a-DAM ya-DA ET-kha-VA ish-TO va-ta-HAR va-TE-led ET-KA-yin va-TO-mer ka-NI-ti ISH ET-Ye-ho-VAH
In context — Genesis 4:1
and the man knew Eve his wife she conceived she bore Cain she said I acquired a man LORD
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 4:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קַ֔יִן (etkayin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.4.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.1.W7.S1) and character.