[sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy] 
| 1. | Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 mi. (370 km) long. |
| 2. | Mount, the mountain, in S Sinai, of uncertain identity, on which Moses received the law. Ex. 19. |
[sahy-nee-it-ik] , Si⋅na⋅ic [si-ney-ik] , adjective | Sinai Peninsula A peninsula linking southwest Asia with northeast Africa at the northern end of the Red Sea between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. Long held by the Egyptian kings, Israel occupied the peninsula in 1956 and from 1967 to 1982, when it was returned to Egypt under the terms of the Camp David Accords (1978) and an Egyptian-Israeli treaty (1979). |
Peninsula in northeastern Egypt, bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, to the east, and the Gulf of Suez, another arm of the Red Sea, to the west.
Note: Sinai has been the scene of fighting during the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel conquered and occupied Sinai in the Six-Day War but returned the region to Egypt in 1982.
Note: In the Bible, Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
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