Strong's H7017 · Hebrew
קֵינִי
Qêynîy · /kay-nee'/
Definition
a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
KJV: Kenite.
Root / derivation: or קִינִי; (1 Chronicles 2:55), patronymic from H7014 (קַיִן);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קֵינִי across 10 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Judges4 verses
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Judges 4:11Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
Judges 4:17Howbeit 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.
Judges 5:24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
1 Samuel3 verses
And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
1 Samuel 27:10And 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. Whither: or, Did you not make a road, etc
1 Samuel 30:29And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7017 (Qêynîy) mean?
a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
How many times does H7017 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7017 (קֵינִי) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Kenites.”
How is Qêynîy translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7017 is rendered as “Kenites” (8×), “Kenite” (5×).
Where does the Hebrew word קֵינִי come from?
or קִינִי; (1 Chronicles 2:55), patronymic from H7014 (קַיִן);