Exodus 19:20:4Exod.19.20.W4TAB
סִינַ֖י
sinai
“Sinai”
- Transliteration
- si-NAI
- Extended
- see-NAI
- IPA
- /siːˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sinai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
al-HAR si-NAI
- clause
va-YE-red Ye-ho-VAH al-HAR si-NAI el-ROSH ha-HAR
- sentence
va-YE-red Ye-ho-VAH al-HAR si-NAI el-ROSH ha-HAR va-yik-RA Ye-ho-VAH le-mo-SHEH el-ROSH ha-HAR va-ya-AL mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The locative phrase al-har Sinai {עַל־הַר סִינַי | ʿal-har sî-nāy} ‘upon Mount Sinai’ is then qualified by el-rosh ha-har {אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר | ʾel-rōʾš hā-hār} ‘to the summit of the mountain’.
Root and etymology
Roots-n-y
“possibly ‘thorny’ or ‘rocky’”
In context — Exodus 19:20
And the LORD descended to the summit of Mount Sinai; the LORD called Moses to the summit, and Moses ascended.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:20, so the Hebrew word סִינַ֖י (sinai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.20.W4.S1) and character.