Cain
Slew his brother
Cain is the firstborn son of Adam and Eve in the Bible, who murdered his brother Abel out of jealousy and became the archetype of fratricidal violence.
His name appears in expressions like raise Cain (cause trouble) and the mark of Cain (a sign of guilt or disgrace).
He bore the mark of Cain after betraying his partners. (Lowercase cain appears in the phrase raise cain.)
Hebrew name meaning breath
firstborn · offering · sacrifice · curse · sin · Seth · Enoch · wanderer
Hebrew name meaning breath
- brotherMale with shared parents
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- siblingBrother or sister
rivalry · murder · bloodshed · anger · wrath · resentment · guilt · offering
Invoked harm through words
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- protectionGuarding against harm
- brandCompany's product line name
- signMark conveying information
guilt · shame · punishment · wanderer · outcast · marked · divine · mercy
Rootless, roving person
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- banishmentForced removal from place
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
restless · vagabond · homeless · displaced · alienation · estrangement · punishment · rootless
Abel
Hebrew name meaning breath
Eden · firstborn · offering · sacrifice · curse · sin · Seth · Enoch · wanderer · mark
Abel
Hebrew name meaning breath
- brotherMale with shared parents
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
sibling · rivalry · murder · bloodshed · anger · wrath · resentment · guilt · offering · rejected
curse
Invoked harm through words
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- protectionGuarding against harm
- brandCompany's product line name
sign · guilt · shame · punishment · wanderer · outcast · marked · divine · mercy · exile
wanderer
Rootless, roving person
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- banishmentForced removal from place
cursed · restless · vagabond · homeless · displaced · alienation · estrangement · punishment · rootless · nomad
- Bible PeopleAbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David
- Biblical MenAdam, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- Biblical VillainsSatan, Judas Iscariot, Herod, Goliath, Delilah
- Genesis FiguresAdam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac
- sons in literatureprodigal son, Hamlet, Telemachus, Oedipus, Edmund
- raised CainMade a commotion
- raising CainBehaving wildly disruptive
- raise CainCreate wild commotion
- Cain and AbelAdam's sons, first brothers
- mark of CainSymbol of guilt