Qayin (Hebrew transliteration)

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Qayin is the Hebrew name for Cain, the biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

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Qayin (Hebrew transliteration) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew Bible character
biblical figure
human
appearsInText Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
appearsInWork Book of Genesis NERFINISHED
built city named after his son Enoch
canonicalStatus canonical biblical character
child Enoch (son of Cain) NERFINISHED
conflictWith Abel NERFINISHED
crime murder of Abel
describedAs firstborn son of Adam and Eve
etymologyAssociatedWith Hebrew root q-n-h (to acquire)
father Adam NERFINISHED
gender male
hasNameForm קַיִן NERFINISHED
hasVariantName Cain NERFINISHED
Qabil NERFINISHED
Qain NERFINISHED
knownFor committing the first murder in the Bible
killing his brother Abel
mentionedInChapter Genesis 4
moralThemeAssociatedWith divine justice
fratricide
jealousy
mother Eve NERFINISHED
nameInLanguage Hebrew
occupation farmer
offeredTo God NERFINISHED
YHWH NERFINISHED
offeringType fruits of the ground
positionInFamily firstborn son
protectedBy mark of Cain NERFINISHED
punishedBy God NERFINISHED
punishment banishment
becoming a wanderer
receivedSign mark of Cain
roleInNarrative archetypal murderer
symbol of sin and exile
sibling Abel NERFINISHED
Hevel NERFINISHED
spouse unnamed wife
tradition Christian tradition
Islamic tradition (as Qabil/Cain)
Jewish tradition
transliterationOf Cain NERFINISHED

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Cain alsoKnownAs Qayin (Hebrew transliteration)