Kenan
קֵינָןStrong’s H7018qenan (qe-nan)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qenan is the Hebrew word usually translated “kenan”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:”
Meaning
- Son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleelalso 'Cainan'
How it's translated
- kenan 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 5
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 5:10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:12And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
- Genesis 5:13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Hebrew dictionary
קֵינָן qenan · Kenan
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'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.