What does סִינַי (siynay) mean in the Bible?
סִינַי (siynay) is a Hebrew word meaning "Sinai , mountain of Arabia".
Hebrew · H5514
סִינַי
Sinai , mountain of Arabia
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סִינַיH5514
Pronunciationsiynay
What does סִינַי (siynay) mean in the Bible?
סִינַי (siynay) is a Hebrew word meaning "Sinai , mountain of Arabia".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5514?
The BSB source-word alignment has 35 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sinai (17), of Sinai (14), [as He was at] Sinai (1), [on] Sinai (1), and Sinai (1).
Where does סִינַי (siynay) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (13), Numbers (12), Leviticus (5), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItSinai17×Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 19:20, Exodus 19:23
of Sinai14×Exodus 19:1, Exodus 19:2, Leviticus 7:38, Numbers 1:1
[as He was at] Sinai1×Psalms 68:17
[on] Sinai1×Psalms 68:8
and Sinai1×Exodus 16:1
from Sinai1×Deuteronomy 33:2
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Exodus 16:1סִינָ֑יtoand SinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 19:1סִינָֽי׃toof SinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 19:2סִינַ֔יtoof SinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 19:11סִינָֽי׃toSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 19:18סִינַי֙toSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 19:20סִינַ֖יtoSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 19:23סִינָ֑יtoSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 24:16סִינַ֔יtoSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 31:18סִינַ֔יtoSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singularExodus 34:2סִינַ֔יtoSinaiNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 16:1
Aligned rows35
Books represented7
Exodus13Leviticus5Numbers12Deuteronomy1Judges1Nehemiah1Psalms2
Source forms
סִינַ֔י9xsî·nayExodus 19:2, Exodus 24:16, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 34:2
סִינָֽי׃7xsî·nāyExodus 19:1, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 34:32, Leviticus 27:34
סִינָ֑י6xsî·nāyExodus 16:1, Exodus 19:23, Leviticus 7:38, Numbers 9:5
סִינַ֖י5xsî·nayExodus 19:20, Leviticus 25:1, Leviticus 26:46, Numbers 1:1
סִינַי֙2xsî·nayExodus 19:18, Nehemiah 9:13
סִינָֽי׃פ2xsî·nāyLeviticus 7:38, Numbers 1:19
מִסִּינַ֥י1xmis·sî·nayDeuteronomy 33:2
סִ֠ינַי1xsî·nayNumbers 9:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular34xExodus 16:1, Exodus 19:1, Exodus 19:2, Exodus 19:11
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 33:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sinai , mountain of Arabia
Source Gloss
Sinai , mountain of Arabia
Extended definition
Sinai.
Word Origins
סִינַי is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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