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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-KA-yeen
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-KHAR le-KA-yeen
- clause
va-yi-KHAR le-KA-yeen me-OD va-yip-pe-LU pa-NAV
- 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 context — Genesis 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.