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Sinite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

A tribe descended from Canaan

(Gen. 10:17¹⁷And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, (Genesis 10:17); 1 Chron. 1:15¹⁵And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, (1 Chronicles 1:15)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A tribe of unknown Canaanites probably in the far north (Gen. 10:17¹⁷And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, (Genesis 10:17); 1 Chron. 1:15¹⁵And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, (1 Chronicles 1:15)). The Targums give Orthosia, a town on the coast to the north-east of Tripolis.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5513 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ciynay

Phonic:

see-nee’

Meaning:

from an otherwise unknown name of a man; a Sinite, or descendant of one of the sons of Canaan

KJV Usage:

Sinite

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

gentilic of Sin

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A tribe descended from Canaan, Gen. 10:17.