Of uncertain derivation; Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining -- Sin.
Englishman's Concordance
Sin=“thorn” or “clay” 1) a town in eastern Egypt 2) the tract of wilderness between Elim and Sinai Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: of uncertain derivation
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. סִיןproper name, of a locationSin, i.e. Pelusium, east frontier city of Egypt (Egyptian 'Imt=clay, of which סין is translated (compare Aramaic סְיָןclay), according to SteindBAS i. 599, who compare IIηλούσιον(πηλός=dirt, mud), compare BrugschDict. Géogr. 1081 ff.); — Ezekiel 30:15 (ᵐ5Σαιν accusative), + Ezekiel 30:16, but here Co Toy read plausibly סון, i.e. סְוָן=Syene (see [סְוָן], סְוֵנֵה), ᵐ5συηνη. — On Pelusium see BdEgypt.4 (1898), 169.
II. סִיןproper name, of a locationwilderness between Elim and Sinai, מִדְבַּרסִֿין, according to P, Exodus 16:1; Exodus 17:1; Numbers 33:11; Numbers 3:12; ᵐ5Σειν, A ᵐ5LΣιν; compare EbGS 2. 155 ff. and especially DiExodus 16:1.
Exodus 16:1 HEB:אֶל־ מִדְבַּר־ סִ֔ין אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּין־ NAS: to the wilderness of Sin, which KJV: unto the wilderness of Sin, which [is] between Elim INT: to the wilderness of Sin which is between
Exodus 17:1 HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל מִמִּדְבַּר־ סִ֛ין לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־ NAS: from the wilderness of Sin, according KJV: from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, INT: of Israel the wilderness of Sin stages according
Numbers 33:11 HEB:וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמִדְבַּר־ סִֽין׃ NAS: and camped in the wilderness of Sin. KJV: and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. INT: and camped the wilderness of Sin
Numbers 33:12 HEB:וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִמִּדְבַּר־ סִ֑ין וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּדָפְקָֽה׃ NAS: from the wilderness of Sin and camped KJV: out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped INT: journeyed the wilderness of Sin and camped Dophkah
Ezekiel 30:15 HEB:חֲמָתִ֔י עַל־ סִ֖ין מָע֣וֹז מִצְרָ֑יִם NAS: out My wrath on Sin, The stronghold KJV: my fury upon Sin, the strength INT: my wrath on Sin the stronghold of Egypt
Ezekiel 30:16 HEB:(תָּחוּל֙ ק) סִ֔ין וְנֹ֖א תִּהְיֶ֣ה NAS: in Egypt; Sin will writhe KJV: in Egypt: Sin shall have great INT: will writhe will writhe Sin Thebes become
