![]() ![]() ![]() Cain is a possessor, one who has substance while Abel is empty of substance. In Hebrew thought, ones name is reflective of one’s character and the Hebraic meanings of the names of “Cain and Abel” are windows into their characters. ![]() The Hebrew word for “name” is shem and literally means breath or character. The word הבל ( havel) means to be empty, often translated as vain or vanity in the sense of being empty of substance. The word קין ( qayin, from the root QN) means to acquire or possess something which is why Eve ( chavah in Hebrew) said “I have gotten/acquired ( qanah, also from the root QN) a man” (Gen 4:1). In Hebrew, Cain is קין ( qayin) and Abel is הבל ( havel). ![]() The names Cain and Abel come from the Greek Septuagint, a 2,000 year old Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, where their names are written as “Kain” and “Abel.” These names are the Greek transliterations of the Hebrew. ![]()
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