Sinai
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- proper noun
- /ˈsaɪnaɪ/
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Sinaí
- We leave for Tel Aviv the next day to train at a secret site in the Sinai Desert.
- Sinai Peninsula
- Sinai Desert
- withdrawal from Sinai
They need to to go to Egypt, to the Sinai and maybe never come back.
- They need to to go to Egypt, to the Sinai and maybe never come back.
- They wanted to expel the entire population of Gaza in the Egyptian Sinai.
- Cross the Suez Canal on the Sinai Peninsula at the base of Mount Sinai.
- While all this has been going on, the IDF has continued to make gains in Sinai.
- So the military has told President Sisi in Egypt absolutely no one in the Sinai.
- It's very clearly described in that incident in the Red Sea that what guided the Israelites through the desert, through Sinai, was a pillar.
- There was a reason why when Egypt and Israel signed the Camp David peace treaty, the Egyptian said, Oh, yeah, yeah, we want Sinai back, but you can keep Gaza.
- Quote from not only from the Sinai, but also from Transjordan and Syria, the price of real estate soared and.
Examples
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Mount Sinai is a significant site in biblical history, where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments.
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The Sinai Peninsula offers stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea and is known for its historical landmarks.
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Led by Moses, the Jews then arrived in the Sinai desert.
Academic text (2015) -
The convoy rounded the southern tip of Sinai in the dead of night.
Fiction book (1993) -
Cross the Suez Canal on the Sinai Peninsula at the base of Mount Sinai.
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The text says the covenant concluded at Sinai is referred to as the Mosaic covenant.
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It's a blessing, A blessing with roots in the deserts of Sinai that has been passed down for thousands of years in the Jewish tradition.
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The invading force broke through Israel's fortifications and advanced into the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights.
Academic text (1991) -
Our tour of the desert included a visit to the ancient monasteries located in the Sinai region of Egypt.
Synonyms
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A piece of land in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia
Compounds
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A mountain in southern Sinai that people believe is where Moses received the Ten Commandments
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sinai may come from an old name linked to the ancient moon god Sin, so a helpful way to remember the Sinai peninsula is to think of it as a 'moon' land — a dry strip of land between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.