Mount Sinai

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Mount Sinai

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From Vulgate Latin Mons Sinai, from Ancient Greek Όρος Σινά (Óros Siná), from Hebrew הַר סִינַי (Har Sináy). Equivalent to mount + Sinai.

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A mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God.

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"Mount Sinai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mount%20sinai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Mount Sinai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mount%20sinai.

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@misc{mount_sinai_2026,
  title = {Mount Sinai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mount%20sinai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}