Mount Sinai

proper noun

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

OriginLatin Mons Sinai ← Ancient Greek Όρος Σινά ← Hebrew הַר סִינַי →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Hebrewהַר סִינַי
  2. Ancient GreekΌρος Σινά
  3. LatinMons Sinai
  4. EnglishMount Sinai

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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