סִין Çîyn

Meaning

Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining

In the King James Version: Sin.

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

Where it is used

• Exodus 16:1 On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.
• Exodus 17:1 Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
• Numbers 33:11 They set out from the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.
• Numbers 33:12 They set out from the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
• Ezekiel 30:15 I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes.
• Ezekiel 30:16 I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.