Cain

keɪn

The first son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

qayin
"craftsman, smith", in Biblical Hebrew (Semitic), First Temple Period, Judea

And let this world no longer be a stage But let one spirit of the firstborn Cain Reign in all bosoms, that, each heart being set On bloody courses, the rude scene may end, And darkness be the burier of the dead.

Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2, Act 1, Scene 1

Historical

קַיִן /qayin/

Biblical Period, Ancient Near East

Κάϊν /Káïn/

Hellenistic Period, Alexandria

قابيل /qābīl/

Islamic Period, Arabia

Related

AbelThe second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain
AdamFirst human created by God; humanity in general; to be red