Genesis 4:2:8Gen.4.2.W8PAT
וְקַ֕יִן
vekaiyin
“{And} Cain”
- Transliteration
- ve-KAI-yin
- Extended
- veh-KAI-yin
- IPA
- /wə.ˈqajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} Cain
- French
- {Et} Caïn
- Spanish
- {Y} Caín
- Portuguese
- {E} Caim
- German
- {Und} Kain
- Russian
- {И} Каин
- Arabic-Simplified
- وقايين
- Hindi
- {और} कैन
- Chinese-Simplified
- {又} 该隐
- Korean
- {그리고} 가인은
- Indonesian
- {Dan} Kain
- Bengali
- {আর} কায়িন
- Tagalog
- at si Cain
- Swahili
- {Na} Kaini
- Amharic
- {እና} ቃየን
- Yoruba
- {Ati} Kaini
- Igbo
- {Na} Kain
- Twi
- {Na} Kain
- Ewe
- {Eye} Kain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-KAI-yin
- clause
va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
- sentence
va-TO-sef la-LE-det ET-a-KHEEV ET-HA-vel va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
In context — Genesis 4:2
again to bear his brother Abel {And} Abel was a shepherd of sheep {And} Cain was a tiller of ground
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 4:2, so the Hebrew word וְקַ֕יִן (vekaiyin) 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.4.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.2.W8.S1) and character.