Quick Definition
Sinite
Biblical Persons & Places
Sinites
People from Sin(?)
People from Sin(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17;
only referred to as Sinites (סִינִי);
descended from Canaan along with Sidon, Heth, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
Strong's Definition
a Sinite, or descendant of one of the sons of Canaan
Derivation: from an otherwise unknown name of a man;
KJV Usage: Sinite.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Sinite = see Sin "thorn" or "clay"
1) a tribe of the Canaanites descended from Canaan inhabiting the northern part of the Lebanon district
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
סִינִי (si.ni) — Sinite. Someone descended from Sin(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Sinite, of Sin "thorn" or "clay" a tribe of the Canaanites descended from Canaan inhabiting the northern part of the Lebanon district
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סִינִי adj.gent. a Canaanite people, in north base