KJV dictionary & concordance
One who cultivates the ground.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 4:2
Complete exact-word concordance
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And she againe bare his brother Abel, and Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Hebel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a feeder.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Cain was a tiller of the ground directly identifies the referent and the ground-cultivating occupation. The confirmation is sense-scoped and non-exhaustive.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
