Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5512 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סִין |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | Ciyn |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | seen |
| Meaning: | 1. Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining |
| KJV Renderings: | Sin. |
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I. סִין proper name [of a location] Sin, i.e. Pelusium, east frontier city of Egypt (Egyptian 'Imt = clay, of which סין is translated (compare Aramaic סְיָן clay), according to SteindBAS i. 599, who compare IIηλούσιον(πηλός = dirt, mud), compare BrugschDict. Géogr. 1081 ff.); — Ezek 30:15 ( ᵐ5 Σαιν accusative), + Ezek 30:16, but here Co Toy read plausibly סון, i.e. סְוָן = Syene (see [סְוָן], סְוֵנֵה), ᵐ5 συηνη. — On Pelusium see BdEgypt.4 (1898), 169.
II. סִין proper name [of a location] wilderness between Elim and Sinai, מִדְבַּרסִֿין, according to P , Exod 16:1 ; Exod 17:1; Num 33:11; Num 3:12 ᵐ5 Σειν, A ᵐ5 L Σιν; compare EbGS 2. 155 ff. and especially Di Exod 16:1 .
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