Cainan — the meaning of the Hebrew name קֵינָן
קֵינָן
Qêynân · pronounced kay-nawn' · Strong's H7018 · a man · also spelled Kenan
Cainan means fixed.
Built from
קֵן qên (the same as, H7064) — a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from the same as H7064; fixed; Kenan, an antediluvian.
First appearance
Gen 5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: (KJV)
Every verse that names Cainan
6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles
Gen 5:9Gen 5:10Gen 5:12Gen 5:13Gen 5:141Chr 1:2
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