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Sinay (סיני) means Sinai in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סִינַי
sinay
noun · masculine
In English

Sinai

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sinay.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שמו של חצי אי בין ים סוף לים התיכון; חלקה האסייתי של מצרים.
    וַיִּסְעוּ מֵאֵילִם וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל-עֲדַת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-מִדְבַּר-סִין אֲשֶׁר בֵּין-אֵילִם וּבֵין סִינָי...
  2. 2
    כינוי לאדם שכוחו בבקיאות וזכרון, לעומת עוקר הרים שכוחו בפלפול וסברא.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Sinay is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
סִינַי
Written without vowel points
סיני
Said
sinay
Gematria
130

This is how Sinay is said in other languages.

English
Sinai
Arabic
سيناء
Spanish
Sinaí

These words mean nearly the same as Sinay.

These words rhyme with Sinay.

The word Sinay is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • הלכה למשה מסיני
  • מה ענין שמיטה להר סיני
  • תורה מסיני

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These words come before and after Sinay in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Sinay.

What does Sinay (⁨סיני⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Sinay (⁨סיני⁩) means Sinai. It is said sinay, with the stress on nay.

What is a synonym for Sinay (⁨סיני⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Sinay (⁨סיני⁩) are ⁨חורב⁩ and ⁨פארן⁩.

What rhymes with Sinay (⁨סיני⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Sinay (⁨סיני⁩) include ⁨חקלאי⁩, ⁨תנאי⁩, ⁨חי⁩, ⁨גיא⁩, ⁨הגאי⁩, and ⁨אולי⁩.

Is Sinay (⁨סיני⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Sinay (⁨סיני⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סיני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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