Genesis 4:5:6Gen.4.5.W6PAT

לְקַ֙יִן֙

lekayeen

to Cain

Transliteration
le-KA-yeen
Extended
leh-KAH-yeen
IPA
/lə.ˈqa.iːn/

Meaning by language

English
to Cain
French
à Caïn
Spanish
a Caín
Portuguese
a Caim
German
zu Kain
Russian
к Каину
Arabic-Simplified
إِلَى قَايِين
Hindi
कयिन की ओर
Chinese-Simplified
向该隐
Korean
가인에게
Indonesian
kepada Kain
Bengali
কায়িনের প্রতি
Tagalog
kay Cain
Swahili
kwa Kaini
Amharic
ወደ ቃይን
Yoruba
sí Kaini
Igbo
n'ebe Kain nọ
Twi
Kain nkyɛn
Ewe
Kain gbɔ

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Result
לְ + קַ֙ + יִן֙
le + ka + yeen
lekayeen

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-KA-yeen

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yi-KHAR le-KA-yeen

  3. clause

    va-yi-KHAR le-KA-yeen me-OD va-yip-pe-LU pa-NAV

  4. sentence

    ve-el-KA-yeen ve-el-min-KHA-TO LO shah-A va-yi-KHAR le-KA-yeen me-OD va-yip-pe-LU pa-NAV

In contextGenesis 4:5

and toward Cain and toward his offering not heeded to Cain became angry very his face fell

About this coordinate

Genesis 4:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 4:5, so the Hebrew word לְקַ֙יִן֙ (lekayeen) 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.4.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.5.W6.S1) and character.