The meaning of “קֵינִי”
Understanding Qêynîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or קִינִי Qîynîy (kee-nee'); (1 Chronicles 2:55), patronymic from קַיִן Kenite. - § Kenite = "smiths" - a Kenite or memb...
קֵינִי
or קִינִי Qîynîy (kee-nee'); (1 Chronicles 2:55), patronymic from קַיִן Kenite. - § Kenite = "smiths" - a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin 1) the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:19 | “The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,” Word: קֵינִי (Qêynîy) | |
| Numbers 24:21 | “And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.” Word: קֵינִי (Qêynîy) | |
| Judges 4:17 | “Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.” Word: קֵינִי (Qêynîy) | |
| 1 Samuel 27:10 | “And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.” Word: קֵינִי (Qêynîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 2:55 | “And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. ” Word: קֵינִי (Qêynîy) |