cain
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/keɪn/
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/keɪn/ · [kʰeɪn]
Definition of cain
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
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The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
“According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.”
“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.”
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name
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The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
“According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.”
“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.”
- (rare)A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
noun
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of kain.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.
Anagrams of cain
7 plays · some not in Scrabble
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