First names in Hebrew

First name Cain: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קין

Gematria value: 160

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Cain is written קין

Cain is the English form of Kayin, קין in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Cain mean?

Meaning: "acquired"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Cain, Kayin in Hebrew, the first son of Adam and Eve. The Torah explains it itself through his mother's words: "I have acquired a man with God" (Genesis 4:1). The verb kanah, "to acquire", rings in his name.

Gematria

Cain = 160

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קין has 3 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total160

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Cain, from ק to ן:

קָרוֹב צִדְקִי יָצָא יִשְׁעִי וּזְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּטוּ אֵלַי אִיִּים יְקַוּוּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִי יְיַחֵלוּן׃

“My justice is near, My salvation has gone forth, and My arms will judge the peoples; the distant islands wait for Me, and they hope in My arm.”

Isaiah 51:5

The book of your first name

Cain, in nine pages

• Cain, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Cain
• Cain, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Cain in three answers

How do you write Cain in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Cain is written קין. Cain is the English form of Kayin, קין in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Cain?
Written קין, Cain is worth 160: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Cain mean?
Acquired (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Cain, Kayin in Hebrew, the first son of Adam and Eve. The Torah explains it itself through his mother's words: "I have acquired a man with God" (Genesis 4:1). The verb kanah, "to acquire", rings in his name.