סִין
sin · Sin
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5512 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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sin (סִין) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Sin”.
A desert between Elim and Sinai; also a city of Egypt (Ezekiel 30:15-16). The name has nothing to do with the English word "sin".
How to say it
sin
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Exodus 16:1
They set out from Elim, and all the community of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 17:1
All the community of the sons of Israel set out from the wilderness of Sin, by their stages, according to the command of YHWH, and camped at Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
- Numbers 33:11
They set out from the Sea of Reeds and camped in the wilderness of Sin.
- Numbers 33:12
They set out from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
- Ezekiel 30:15
And I will pour out my fury on Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the multitude of Thebes.
- Ezekiel 30:16
And I will set fire in Egypt; Sin will writhe in pain, and Thebes will be breached, and Memphis will have adversaries by day.