Genesis 4:8:2Gen.4.8.W2PAT
קַ֖יִן
kayin
“Cain”
- Transliteration
- KA-yin
- Extended
- KAH-yihn
- IPA
- /ˈqa.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- Cain
- French
- Caïn
- Spanish
- Caín
- Portuguese
- Caim
- German
- Kain
- Russian
- Каин
- Arabic-Simplified
- قايين
- Hindi
- काइन
- Chinese-Simplified
- 该隐
- Korean
- 가인
- Indonesian
- Kain
- Bengali
- কায়িন
- Tagalog
- Cain
- Swahili
- Kaini
- Amharic
- ቃየን
- Yoruba
- Kaini
- Igbo
- Kain
- Twi
- Kain
- Ewe
- Kain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer KA-yin
- clause
va-YO-mer KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV
- sentence
va-YO-mer KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ye-HI bi-he-yo-TAM ba-sa-DE va-ya-KAM KA-yin el-HE-vel a-KHIV va-ya-har-GE-hu
In context — Genesis 4:8
Cain said to Abel his brother it came about while they were in the field Cain rose against Abel his brother killed him
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 4:8, 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.4.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.8.W2.S1) and character.