Qayin (Hebrew transliteration)
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Qayin is the Hebrew name for Cain, the biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qayin (Hebrew transliteration) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5058495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qayin (Hebrew transliteration) Context triple: [Cain, alsoKnownAs, Qayin (Hebrew transliteration)]
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A.
קִישׁ
קִישׁ is a biblical Hebrew name best known as belonging to the father of King Saul, the first king of Israel.
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B.
Nabulsi
Nabulsi refers to a person or thing originating from the city of Nablus in the West Bank, often associated with its distinctive cheese and traditional soap.
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C.
Taslḥit
Taslḥit is a variety of the Amazigh (Berber) language spoken primarily in southwestern Morocco.
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D.
Lipa Yahalom
Lipa Yahalom is an Israeli landscape architect known for co-designing major commemorative and public spaces, including the Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem.
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E.
Or Yehuda
Or Yehuda is a city in central Israel, located in the Tel Aviv District and functioning largely as a residential suburb of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qayin (Hebrew transliteration) Target entity description: Qayin is the Hebrew name for Cain, the biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
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A.
קִישׁ
קִישׁ is a biblical Hebrew name best known as belonging to the father of King Saul, the first king of Israel.
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B.
Nabulsi
Nabulsi refers to a person or thing originating from the city of Nablus in the West Bank, often associated with its distinctive cheese and traditional soap.
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C.
Taslḥit
Taslḥit is a variety of the Amazigh (Berber) language spoken primarily in southwestern Morocco.
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D.
Lipa Yahalom
Lipa Yahalom is an Israeli landscape architect known for co-designing major commemorative and public spaces, including the Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem.
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E.
Or Yehuda
Or Yehuda is a city in central Israel, located in the Tel Aviv District and functioning largely as a residential suburb of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible character
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| appearsInWork | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| built | city named after his son Enoch ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical biblical character ⓘ |
| child |
Enoch (son of Cain)
ⓘ
linked to:
Enoch
|
| conflictWith | Abel ⓘ |
| crime | murder of Abel ⓘ |
| describedAs | firstborn son of Adam and Eve ⓘ |
| etymologyAssociatedWith | Hebrew root q-n-h (to acquire) ⓘ |
| father | Adam ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | קַיִן ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Cain
ⓘ
Qabil ⓘ Qain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
committing the first murder in the Bible
ⓘ
killing his brother Abel ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter | Genesis 4 ⓘ |
| moralThemeAssociatedWith |
divine justice
ⓘ
fratricide ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| mother | Eve ⓘ |
| nameInLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| offeredTo |
God
ⓘ
YHWH ⓘ |
| offeringType | fruits of the ground ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | firstborn son ⓘ |
| protectedBy | mark of Cain ⓘ |
| punishedBy | God ⓘ |
| punishment |
banishment
ⓘ
becoming a wanderer ⓘ |
| receivedSign | mark of Cain ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
archetypal murderer
ⓘ
symbol of sin and exile ⓘ |
| sibling |
Abel
ⓘ
Hevel ⓘ |
| spouse | unnamed wife ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Islamic tradition (as Qabil/Cain) ⓘ Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| transliterationOf | Cain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qayin (Hebrew transliteration) Description of subject: Qayin is the Hebrew name for Cain, the biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.