cain

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/keɪn/[kʰeɪn]

proper noun

The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

“According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.”

OriginHebrew קַיִן →
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Meanings

cain1

nouncain (countable and uncountable, plural cains)

plural cains

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of kain.

Cain2

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

    According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.

    1 more example

    And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8, column 2
  2. rareA male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Hebrewקַיִן“craftsman”
  2. EnglishCain

From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Ancient Greek Κάϊν
  • Κάϊν (Káïn)son of Adam and Eve
Arabic قَابِيل, قَايِين
  • قَابِيل (qābīl)son of Adam and Eve
  • قَايِين (qāyīn)son of Adam and Eve
Bengali কাবিল
  • কাবিল (kabil)son of Adam and Eve
Bulgarian Ка́ин
  • Ка́ин (Káin)son of Adam and Eve
Catalan Caín
  • Caínson of Adam and Eve
Chinese Mandarin 該隱 /该隐
  • 該隱 /该隐 (Gāiyǐn)son of Adam and Eve
Czech Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Danish Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Dutch Kaïn
  • Kaïnson of Adam and Eve
Finnish Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
French Caïn
  • Caïnson of Adam and Eve
German Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Greek Κάιν
  • Κάιν (Káin)son of Adam and Eve
Hebrew קַ֔יִן
  • קַ֔יִן (káyin)son of Adam and Eve
Hindi कैन, क़ाबील
  • कैन (kain)son of Adam and Eve
  • क़ाबील (qābīl)son of Adam and Eve
Irish Cáin
  • Cáinson of Adam and Eve
Italian Caino
  • Cainoson of Adam and Eve
Japanese カイン
  • カイン (Kain)son of Adam and Eve
Korean 카인
  • 카인 (Kain)son of Adam and Eve
Latin Cain, Caīnus
  • Cainson of Adam and Eve
  • Caīnusson of Adam and Eve
Malay Qabil, Kain
  • Qabilson of Adam and Eve
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Norwegian Bokmål Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Persian قابیل
  • قابیل (qâbil)son of Adam and Eve
Polish Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Portuguese Caim
  • Caimson of Adam and Eve
Romanian Cain
  • Cainson of Adam and Eve
Russian Ка́ин
  • Ка́ин (Káin)son of Adam and Eve
Spanish Caín
  • Caínson of Adam and Eve
Swahili Kaini
  • Kainison of Adam and Eve
Swedish Kain
  • Kainson of Adam and Eve
Turkish Kabil
  • Kabilson of Adam and Eve
Ukrainian Ка́їн
  • Ка́їн (Kájin)son of Adam and Eve
Vietnamese Ca-in
  • Ca-inson of Adam and Eve

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cain

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Sounds the same

CainecaneKainKane

Anagrams

incaNaiccinANicaAnci
Cite this entry
APA

cain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cain

MLA

“cain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cain.

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