Hebrew word · H7018

קֵינָן

keinan

Kenan

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9;

son of: Enosh (H0583);

father of: Mahalalel (H4111); also called Cainan at Luk.3.37;

Also named: Kainan, Kainam (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ "Cainan" G2536H)

§ Kenan = "possession"

1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel

1a) also 'Cainan'

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 5

  1. Genesis 5:9 קֵינָֽן׃ Kenan

    When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.

  2. Genesis 5:10 קֵינָ֔ן Kenan

    And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

  3. Genesis 5:12 קֵינָ֖ן Kenan

    When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

  4. Genesis 5:13 קֵינָ֗ן Kenan

    And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

  5. Genesis 5:14 קֵינָ֔ן Kenan

    So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:2 קֵינָ֥ן Kenan

    Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

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