STRONGS G2536:
Καιναν (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
Luke 3:36. (See
B. D., under the word.)
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