qa.yin is a proper name used in a city list and in a conditional statement about burning and captivity.

The attested use is as a proper name: it appears among named locations in Joshua 15:57 and as the subject of a conditional statement concerning burning and captivity in Numbers 24:22.

1. Proper name in listing and conditional speech · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 15:57, the form occurs in a list with Gibeah and Timnah; the APB renders the sequence "Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah." In Numbers 24:22, it stands in the conditional clause about being burned and taken captive; the APB renders, "For if Kain is to be burned, until Assyria takes you captive."

   Joshua 15:57Numbers 24:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Kain" in both verses, once within a list and once in a conditional statement. It does not by itself determine the term's precise contribution beyond those clauses.