First names in Hebrew

First name Kenan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קינן

Gematria value: 210

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kenan is written קינן

Meaning and origin

What does Kenan mean?

Meaning: biblical name of disputed meaning (linked to "acquisition" or "nest")
Origin: Hebrew

Kenan is a name from the Bible: Kenan is the son of Enosh and Adam's great-grandson. He is born when his father is ninety, in turn fathers Mahalalel and lives nine hundred and ten years (Genesis 5:9-14). Its meaning is disputed: it is linked to kinyan, "acquisition", or to ken, "nest". In Turkish, Kenan is also the form of the name Canaan.

Gematria

Kenan = 210

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קינן has 4 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total210

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 Kenan, 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

Kenan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kenan in three answers

How do you write Kenan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kenan is written קינן.

What is the gematria value of Kenan?
Written קינן, Kenan is worth 210: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Kenan mean?
Biblical name of disputed meaning (linked to "acquisition" or "nest") (origin: Hebrew). Kenan is a name from the Bible: Kenan is the son of Enosh and Adam's great-grandson. He is born when his father is ninety, in turn fathers Mahalalel and lives nine hundred and ten years (Genesis 5:9-14). Its meaning is disputed: it is linked to kinyan, "acquisition", or to ken, "nest". In Turkish, Kenan is also the form of the name Canaan.