Lexical Definition

‎סִין‎ Çîyn (seen) Pelusium ^N:N--L
of uncertain derivation

Sin.

• § Sin = "thorn" or "clay"
• Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining

1) a town in eastern Egypt
2) the tract of wilderness between Elim and Sinai

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎סִין‎ proper name, of a location Sin, i.e. Pelusium, east frontier city of Egypt (Egyptian 'Imt = clay, of which ‎סין‎ is translated (compare Aramaic ‎סְיָן‎ clay), according to Steind^{BAS i. 599}, who compare IIηλούσιον(πηλός = dirt, mud), compare Brugsch^{Dict. Géogr. 1081 ff.}); — Ezek 30:15 (ᵐ5 Σαιν accusative), + vEzek 30:16, but here Co Toy read plausibly ‎סון‎, i.e. ‎סְוָן‎ = Syene (see [‎סְוָן‎], ‎סְוֵנֵה‎), ᵐ5 συηνη. — On Pelusium see Bd^{Egypt.4 (1898), 169}.

II. ‎סִין‎ proper name, of a location wilderness between Elim and Sinai, ‎מִדְבַּרסִֿין‎, according to P, Exod 16:1; Exod 17:1; Num 33:11; Num 3:12 ᵐ5 Σειν, A ᵐ5^L Σιν; compare Eb^{GS 2. 155 ff.} and especially Di^{Exod 16:1}.

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Pelusium • An Egyptian city, also known as Sin

Pelusium, also known as Sin, was an important Egyptian city mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy against Egypt.

• A location first mentioned at Ezk.30.15;
• only referred to as Pelusium סִין.
  

Pelusium, referred to as Sin in the Hebrew Bible, was an ancient Egyptian city located in the northeastern Nile Delta, near the Mediterranean Sea. It is mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as part of a prophecy against Egypt (Ezek. 30:15-16). Ezekiel foretells that God will pour out His wrath upon Sin (Pelusium) and cut off the multitude of No (Thebes), indicating that Pelusium would face divine judgment along with other major Egyptian cities. Historically, Pelusium served as a strategic frontier fortress and was known for its role in defending Egypt against foreign invasions. The city was also an important commercial center, situated at the crossroads of trade routes between Egypt, the Levant, and the Mediterranean world. Although the biblical references to Pelusium are limited, its inclusion in Ezekiel's prophecy highlights its significance in ancient Egypt.

All entries for Pelusium: סִין