Hebrew · H4057, H5512 · unreviewed

מִדְבַּר־סִין

A pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs) · Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining

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מִדְבָּר H4057 a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs)
Pronunciation midbar
Open grazing land metonymically shifted to wilderness; also designates the mouth as an organ of speech.
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סִין H5512 Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining
Pronunciation siyn
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What does מִדְבַּר־סִין (midbar-sin) mean in the Bible?

מִדְבָּר · סִין is a Hebrew word meaning "Desert of Sin".

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Meaning

Desert of Sin
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