1 Chronicles 1:2

קֵינָ֥ן מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל יָֽרֶד
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
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קֵינָ֥ן
קֵינָ֥ן
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Kenan")
Dictionary form: קֵינָן · kay-NAWN

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: kenan
cainan ×4 kenan ×1 of cainan ×1
More options
Kenan — Standard modern scholarly and Bible-translation spelling.
Cainan — Traditional spelling; preferred in NT-linked genealogy contexts.
Qenan — Transliteration-based; used in academic or critical editions.

BDB7426 H7018

BDB7425 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7427

קֵינָן proper name, masculine a Sethite (Sabean proper name of deity קינן CISiv, no. 8, 1.2); — Gen 5:9; Gen 5:10; Gen 5:12; Gen 5:13; Gen 5:14; 1Chr 1:2, Καιναν.

cainan, kenan
qênān
possession
Kenan, an antediluvian
  • son of Enosh and father of Mahalaleel
    • also 'Cainan'

מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל
מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Mahalaleel")
Dictionary form: מַהֲלַלְאֵל · ma-huh-lahl-ALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: mahalaleel
mahalaleel ×5 of mahalaleel ×2
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Mahalalel — Standard modern spelling used in most contemporary Bible translations.
Mahalaleel — Traditional spelling; prefer when matching older manuscript traditions.
Mahalael — Shortened modern form; used in some critical editions.

BDB2177 H4111

BDB2176 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2178

מַהֲלַלְאֵל proper name, masculine

**read מְהַלֶּלְאֵל GrayProp. N. 201. (praise of God, compare יְהַלֶּלְאֵל above); —
1. great-grandson of Seth according to genealogy of P, Gen 5:12; Gen 5:13; Gen 5:15; Gen 5:16; Gen 5:17; 1Chr 1:2.
2. a man of Judah Neh 11:4.

mahalaleel
mahălalʾēl
praise of God
Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite
  • son of Cainan and the 4th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth
    • "a descendant of Perez, the son of Judah

יָֽרֶד
יָֽרֶד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Jered")
Dictionary form: יֶרֶד · yeh-RED

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: jered
jared ×4 jered ×2 and jared ×1
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Jared — Standard modern English spelling; most widely recognized form.
Jered — Alternate spelling used for a distinct individual in Chronicles.
Yered — Closer transliteration; suited for scholarly or Hebrew-focused contexts.

BDB3718 H3382

BDB3717 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3719

יֶ֫רֶד

proper name, masculine 1. son of Mehall'el, fourth generation from Seth Gen 5:16; Gen 5:18; Gen 5:19; Gen 5:20 יָ֑רֶד vGen 5:15; 1Chr 1:2 ᵐ5 Ιαρεδ (see LagBN 77).
2. יֶרֶד man of Judah 1Chr 4:18 ᵐ5 id.

jared, jered
yered
descent
Jered, the name of an antediluvian, and of an Israelite
  • son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the 4th generation from Seth
    • "a descendant of Judah and father of Gedor

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
קֵינָ֥ן מַֽהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל Tipeha — a lesser break יָֽרֶד Silluq — end of the verse

קֵינָן מַֽהֲלַלְאֵל יָֽרֶד׃
2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Cross References

Luke 3:37

τοῦ Μαθουσαλὰ τοῦ Ἑνὼχ τοῦ Ἰαρέδ τοῦ Μαλελεὴλ τοῦ Καϊνὰν
37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Genesis 5:12

וַיְחִי קֵינָן שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת-מַֽהֲלַלְאֵֽל׃
12
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

Genesis 5:9

וַיְחִי אֱנוֹשׁ תִּשְׁעִים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת-קֵינָֽן׃
9
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
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