סיני
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סיני¹
Where it comes from
Uncertain, perhaps it is named for Sin, a moon goddess worshipped by Sumerians, Akkadians, and ancient Arabs. The name was extended to the whole peninsula.
proper noun סִינַי · sináy · form סִינָי
- Sinai Peninsula (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, constituting the Western Asian part of the country)
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Mount Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God)
Similar: חוֹרֵב, הַר סִינַי
סיני²
Where it comes from
From סִין (sin, “China”) + ־י (“demonymic suffix”).
adjective סִינִי · síni · סִינִית · סִינִיִּים · סִינִיּוֹת
- Chinese (relating to China, its languages, or people)
In English
Talk about this word "סיני." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. סיני. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99 "סיני." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99.Cite this
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