Cain Definition

kān
noun
Any murderer, esp. of a brother.
Webster's New World
The oldest son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel: Gen. 4
Webster's New World
pronoun

(religion) The eldest son of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis and the Quran. (See Cain and Abel.)

According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.
Wiktionary
(rare) A male given name.
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Origin of Cain

  • From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”).

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Cain Sentence Examples

  • They believed that Cain derived his existence from the superior power, and Abel from the inferior power, and that in this respect he was the first of a line which included Esau, Korah, the Sodomites and Judas Iscariot.

  • The two ideas combined in the story of the restless fugitive akin to Cain and wandering for ever are separately represented in the current names given to this figure in different countries.

  • Cain's subsequent founding of a city finds a parallel in the legend of the origin of Rome through the swarms of outlaws and broken men of all kinds whom Romulus attracted thither.

  • The list of Cain's descendants reflects the old view of the beginnings of civilization; it is thrown into the form of a genealogy and is parallel to Gen.

  • On the story of Cain, see especially Sta de,A kademische Reden,pp.229-273; Ed.

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Words Starting With

CCACAI

Words Ending With

NINAIN

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With C4 Letter Words Ending With N