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cain

/kˈeɪn/noun1 syllable

Cain means: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God.

What does cain mean?1

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(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

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Cain in a sentence

  • Cain was not his brother's keeper.gleki
  • Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.carlosalberto
  • Cain, where is your brother Abel?ddnktr
  • How did God punish Cain for the murder of his brother Abel?ddnktr
  • And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.carlosalberto
  • According to B'reshit Rabba, Noah's wife Naamah was a righteous descendant of Cain.shekitten
  • And again she gave birth, to his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.carlosalberto
  • And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.carlosalberto

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Forms of cain

as a noun

plural
cains