Kenan (Hebrewקֵינָן, Qenan, Tiberian HebrewQênān) was a Biblical patriarch who lived before the Great Flood. This name seems to derive from words denoting a permanent dwelling place or stronghold.
Mentioned in Genesis 5:9-14 and 1 Chronicles 1:2, he was the grandson of Seth and son of Enosh. Born when Enosh was ninety years old, Kenan had his first-named son, Mahalalel, when he was seventy. Other sons and daughters were born to Kenan before he died at 910 years of age.