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    Kenan

    KEE-nun

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Possession; Smith; Fixed
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Kenan appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    1990s (0.001% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Kenan represents the long faithfulness of God — sustaining His purposes across centuries through ordinary people in an unbroken chain.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Genesis 5:9-14

      "And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel."

    • Luke 3:37

      "Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan."

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