Genesis 4:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.”
שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
בָּנָה
building
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בָּנָה
To build, to construct. Banah. God is building His church. He is building your life. Every trial is part of the construction process.
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בֵּן
son/ his
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עִיר
a city
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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קַיִן
Cain
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קַיִן
Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe
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חֲנוֹךְ
Enoch
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חֲנוֹךְ
Chanok, an antediluvian patriach
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