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Vinony

Sinai

proper noun

  1. mountain of the southern Sinai Peninsula; traditionally claimed to be site at which Moses received the Ten Commandments
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪˌnaɪ/ / /ˈsiˌnaɪ/

name

Etymology: From Vulgate Latin Sinai, from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).

  1. A peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.
  2. A mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God.