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cain

/keɪn/

Traduction: Nom propre de l'Ancien Testament, désignant le fils aîné d'Adam et Ève, qui, par jalousie, tua son frère Abel et fut ensuite banni par Dieu.

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noun

C1formalcommon/keɪn/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun from the Old Testament referring to the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel out of jealousy and was subsequently exiled by God.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre de l'Ancien Testament, désignant le fils aîné d'Adam et Ève, qui, par jalousie, tua son frère Abel et fut ensuite banni par Dieu.
  1. Biblical figure B2 formal

    In the Old Testament, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel out of jealousy and was subsequently exiled by God.

    • The story of Cain and Abel is one of the most famous in the Bible.
    • Cain was marked by God so that no one would kill him.
    • Jealousy led Cain to commit the first murder in human history.

    🇫🇷Caïn (figure biblique)

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  • cain's possessive singular form