Genesis 4:16:2Gen.4.16.W2PAT
קַ֖יִן
kayin
“Cain”
- Transliteration
- KA-yin
- Extended
- KAH-yin
- IPA
- /ˈqa.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- Cain
- French
- Caïn
- Spanish
- Caín
- Portuguese
- Caim
- German
- Kain
- Russian
- Каин
- Arabic-Simplified
- قَايِين
- Hindi
- काइन
- Chinese-Simplified
- 该隐
- Korean
- 가인
- Indonesian
- Kain
- Bengali
- কাইন
- Tagalog
- Cain
- Swahili
- Kaini
- Amharic
- ቃይን
- Yoruba
- Kaini
- Igbo
- Ken
- Twi
- Kain
- Ewe
- Kayin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
קַ֖ + יִן
↓
ka + yin
↓
kayin
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
KA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-tse KA-yin
- clause
va-YE-tse KA-yin mil-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YE-tse KA-yin mil-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-YE-shev be-E-rets-NOD kid-mat-E-den
In context — Genesis 4:16
Cain went out from before the LORD resided in the land of Nod eastward of Eden
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 4:16, so the Hebrew word קַ֖יִן (kayin) 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.4.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.16.W2.S1) and character.