The meaning of “סִין”
Understanding Çîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of uncertain derivation Sin. - § Sin = "thorn" or "clay" - Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoin...
סִין
of uncertain derivation Sin. - § Sin = "thorn" or "clay" - Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining 1) a town in eastern Egypt 2) the tract of wilderness between Elim and Sinai
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 17:1 | “And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.” Word: סִין (Çîyn) | |
| Numbers 33:12 | “And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.” Word: סִין (Çîyn) | |
| Ezekiel 30:16 | “And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.” Word: סִין (Çîyn) |