קַיִן pr. n. m. (b. h.) Cain, son of Adam. Snh. IV, 5 שכן מצינו בק׳ וכ׳ for so we find with reference to Cain when he had killed his brother &c. Ib. 37ᵇ מלמד שעשה ק׳ וכ׳ this use of the plural (דמי, Gen. IV, 10) shows that C. inflicted many wounds and bruises on his brother &c. Gen. R. s. 2 ובהו זה ק׳ וכ׳ ‘and void’ (Gen. I, 2), this refers to Cain who intended to reduce the world to waste and voidness; a. v. fr.
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קַיִן pr. n. m. (b. h.) Cain , son of Adam. Snh. IV, 5 שכן מצינו בק׳ וכ׳ for so we find with reference to Cain when he had killed his brother &c. Ib.…
References
- Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5
- Sanhedrin 37b:10
- Jastrow, דמי 1
- Genesis 4:10
- Bereishit Rabbah 2:3
- Genesis 1:2