Quick Definition
Kenan
Biblical Persons & Places
Kenan
Man living at the time before the Flood
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9;
referred to as Kenan (קֵינָן), or Cainan (KJV= Kenan) (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ);
a son of Enosh;
father of Mahalalel.
Strong's Definition
Kenan, an antediluvian
Derivation: from the same as H7064 (קֵן); fixed;
KJV Usage: Cainan, Kenan.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Kenan = "possession"
1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel
1a) also 'Cainan'
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קֵינָן (qe.nan) — Kenan. A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.9; son of: Enosh (H0583); father of: Mahalalel (H4111); also called Cainan at Luk.3.37; Also named: Kainan, Kainam (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ "Cainan" G2536H) § Kenan = "possession" 1) son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel 1a) also 'Cainan'
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קֵינָן n.pr.m. a Sethite base