Sinai

[sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy]

noun

1. 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.

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

Sinai

/ ˈsaɪnaɪ, ˈsaɪnɪˌaɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. 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

Sinai

1. 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.

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

Other Word Forms

• Sinaitic adjective
• Sinaic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinai¹

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

Example Sentences

A new study led by Mount Sinai researchers reports that commonly used cardiac screening methods fail to identify almost half of the people who are actually at risk of having a heart attack.

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Major hospital groups like Johns Hopkins Medicine and Mount Sinai now have concierge practices.

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They also expressed their gratitude to the Blue Jays and all baseball fans, as well as the medical staff at Los Angeles hospital Cedars Sinai.

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Other armed actors include members of long-established Gaza families and Bedouin clans, some with ties to Sinai.

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Mount Sinai Medical Center is located just off Alton, slightly south of an intersection with North Bay.

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