Sinai

[ sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy ]

/ ˈsaɪ naɪ, ˈsaɪ niˌaɪ /

noun

Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in northeastern Egypt, at the northern end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.

Mount Sinai, the mountain, in southern Sinai, of uncertain identity, on which Moses received the law. Exodus 19.

Origin of Sinai

From Late Latin Sinai, from Greek Siná, from Hebrew Sīnaī, of uncertain origin and meaning

OTHER WORDS FROM Sinai

Si·na·it·ic

[sahy-nee-it-ik], /ˌsaɪ niˈɪt ɪk/, Si·na·ic

[si-ney-ik], /sɪˈneɪ ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby Sinai

SIMV, simvastatin, sin, sin-1, Sina, Sinai, Sinai, Mount, Sinaitic, sinal, sinalbin, Sinaloa

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Example sentences from the Web for Sinai

And, in a gratuitous show of homicidal prowess, Moses kills two assassins he meets while wandering in the desert of Sinai.
Meet Moses the Swashbuckling Israelite|James Romm|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Originally it was a low-level insurgency mainly confined to the Sinai Peninsula .
ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt|Jamie Dettmer|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gazans have been building tunnels to the Sinai desert for years for smuggling.
Israel Says It Invaded Gaza Over Tunnels Like These|Eli Lake|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Delays in our assistance are interpreted as deeply unfriendly, especially when Egypt is facing an insurgency in the Sinai.
Let's Get Real: Washington Can't Walk Away From Cairo|Frank G. Wisner|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This led to a discussion about how they maintained their ernai, sannai, sinai—second wives, third wives, or even fourth wives.
China’s Concubine Culture Lives On in Mistress Villages|Brendon Hong|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From thence his voice will go forth as in days of old, when Sinai quaked under his feet.
Spencer's Letters|Orson Spencer
Edmee's strong, sincere soul appeared before me like the stone of Sinai on which the finger of God has traced the immutable truth.
Mauprat|George Sand
In due time he made his escape, and was to be found later looping the loop above Turkish camps in the Sinai Peninsula.
Sketches of the East Africa Campaign|Robert Valentine Dolbey
He seems to think that Haggai had the scenes that occurred on Sinai in his mind.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
His heart was the Sinai where he received his revelation and his tablets of stone were the hearts of believers.
Modern Persia|Mooshie G. Daniel

British Dictionary definitions for Sinai

Sinai

/ (ˈsaɪnaɪ, ˈsaɪnɪˌaɪ) /

noun

a mountainous peninsula of NE Egypt at the N end of the Red Sea, between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba: occupied by Israel in 1967; fully restored by 1982

Mount Sinai the mountain where Moses received the Law from God (Exodus 19–20): often identified as Jebel Musa, sometimes as Jebel Serbal, both on the S Sinai Peninsula

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Sinai

Sinai

[ (seye-neye) ]

Peninsula in northeastern Egypt (see also Egypt), bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, to the east, and the Gulf of Suez, another arm of the Red Sea, to the west.

notes for Sinai

Sinai has been the scene of fighting during the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel conquered and occupied Sinai in the Six-Day War but returned the region to Egypt in 1982.

notes for Sinai

In the Bible (see also Bible), Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.

单词	sinai
释义	Sinai [ sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy ] / ˈsaɪ naɪ, ˈsaɪ niˌaɪ / noun Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in northeastern Egypt, at the northern end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long. Mount Sinai, the mountain, in southern Sinai, of uncertain identity, on which Moses received the law. Exodus 19. Origin of Sinai From Late Latin Sinai, from Greek Siná, from Hebrew Sīnaī, of uncertain origin and meaning OTHER WORDS FROM Sinai Si·na·it·ic [sahy-nee-it-ik], /ˌsaɪ niˈɪt ɪk/, Si·na·ic [si-ney-ik], /sɪˈneɪ ɪk/, adjective Words nearby Sinai SIMV, simvastatin, sin, sin-1, Sina, Sinai, Sinai, Mount, Sinaitic, sinal, sinalbin, Sinaloa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Sinai And, in a gratuitous show of homicidal prowess, Moses kills two assassins he meets while wandering in the desert of Sinai. Meet Moses the Swashbuckling Israelite\|James Romm\|December 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Originally it was a low-level insurgency mainly confined to the Sinai Peninsula . ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt\|Jamie Dettmer\|December 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Gazans have been building tunnels to the Sinai desert for years for smuggling. Israel Says It Invaded Gaza Over Tunnels Like These\|Eli Lake\|July 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Delays in our assistance are interpreted as deeply unfriendly, especially when Egypt is facing an insurgency in the Sinai. Let's Get Real: Washington Can't Walk Away From Cairo\|Frank G. Wisner\|May 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This led to a discussion about how they maintained their ernai, sannai, sinai—second wives, third wives, or even fourth wives. China’s Concubine Culture Lives On in Mistress Villages\|Brendon Hong\|April 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST From thence his voice will go forth as in days of old, when Sinai quaked under his feet. Spencer's Letters\|Orson Spencer Edmee's strong, sincere soul appeared before me like the stone of Sinai on which the finger of God has traced the immutable truth. Mauprat\|George Sand In due time he made his escape, and was to be found later looping the loop above Turkish camps in the Sinai Peninsula. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign\|Robert Valentine Dolbey He seems to think that Haggai had the scenes that occurred on Sinai in his mind. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews\|Thomas Charles Edwards His heart was the Sinai where he received his revelation and his tablets of stone were the hearts of believers. Modern Persia\|Mooshie G. Daniel British Dictionary definitions for Sinai Sinai / (ˈsaɪnaɪ, ˈsaɪnɪˌaɪ) / noun a mountainous peninsula of NE Egypt at the N end of the Red Sea, between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba: occupied by Israel in 1967; fully restored by 1982 Mount Sinai the mountain where Moses received the Law from God (Exodus 19–20): often identified as Jebel Musa, sometimes as Jebel Serbal, both on the S Sinai Peninsula Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Sinai Sinai [ (seye-neye) ] Peninsula in northeastern Egypt (see also Egypt), bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, to the east, and the Gulf of Suez, another arm of the Red Sea, to the west. notes for Sinai Sinai has been the scene of fighting during the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel conquered and occupied Sinai in the Six-Day War but returned the region to Egypt in 1982. notes for Sinai In the Bible (see also Bible), Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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