Sinaitic
Britishadjective
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of or relating to the Sinai Peninsula
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of or relating to Mount Sinai
Example Sentences
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On examination this writing revealed affinities with Sinaitic scripts discovered near Mt.
From Time Magazine Archive
Continuing our voyage up the Red Sea, we passed Mocha, renowned for its coffee, and in due time arrived at the gate-entrance of the great Sinaitic Peninsula,—Suez.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
It is, however, more reasonable to associate it with that of the Mentiu or Semitic nomads of the Sinaitic Peninsula.126.Hence the ram-headed sphinxes that lined the roads leading to the temple of Karnak.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
The two great manuscripts of the fourth century, the Vatican and Sinaitic codices, omit the words “in Ephesus.”
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.
According to one favourite view, the journey was taken across the Sinaitic peninsula to Midian, the home of Jethro.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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