Lexical Summary Kainan: Cainan, two ancestors of Christ Original Word: ΚαϊνάνTransliteration: Kainan Phonetic Spelling: (kah-ee-nan') Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Short Definition: Cainan, two ancestors of Christ Meaning: Cainan -- two ancestors of Christ Strong's Concordance Cainan. Of Hebrew origin (Qeynan); Cainan (i.e. Kenan), the name of two patriarchs -- Cainan. see HEBREW Qeynan Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2536: ΚαινανΚαιναν (so R G L both 1 and 2; Tr Καιναν in 1 and Tr text in 2, but Tr marginal reading Καϊνάμ in 2, WH Καϊνάμ 1 and 2; T Καϊνάμ both 1 and 2), ὁ (Hebrew קֵינָן a lance-maker (others, 'possessor' or 'possession')), Cainan; 1. son of Enos (Genesis 5:9f): Luke 3:37. 2. son of Arphaxad, according to the Sept. of Genesis 10:24; Genesis 11:12; (1 Chronicles 1:18 Alex.), which Luke follows in |
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