Kainan, Kainam is a personal name appearing within the lineage listed in Luke.

The attested form identifies a person within the successive father-son relationships of Luke’s lineage, appearing once as the son of Arphaxad and once as the son of Mahalaleel.

1. Personal name in a lineage sequence · dominant

   In Luke 3:36, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the clause naming Cainan as the son of Arphaxad; the APB renders the sequence “the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad.” In Luke 3:37, the same form occurs in the continuing lineage as the son of Mahalaleel; the APB renders “the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan.”

   Luke 3:36Luke 3:37

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Cainan” in both lineage clauses. It confirms the genealogical setting rather than isolating the term beyond its place in the sequence.