Sin

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(clay). (1) A city of Egypt identified with Pelusium, “town of clay or mud,” on eastern mouth of Nile near the sea (Ezek. 30:15-16¹⁵And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. ¹⁶And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily. (Ezekiel 30:15‑16)). (2) A desert portion of Arabia between Gulf of Suez and Sinai (Ex. 16:1; 17:1¹And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. (Exodus 16:1)
¹And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. (Exodus 17:1); Num. 33:11-12¹¹And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. ¹²And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. (Numbers 33:11‑12)). It was in this wilderness that the Israelites were first fed with manna and quails. It skirts the eastern coast of the gulf for a distance of 25 miles.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The district lying between the Red Sea and Sinai, in some part of which the Israelites encamped (Ex. 16:1¹And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. (Exodus 16:1); Ex. 17:1¹And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. (Exodus 17:1); Num. 33:11-12¹¹And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. ¹²And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. (Numbers 33:11‑12)). See Map under WANDERINGS OF THE ISRAELITES.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5512 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ciyn

Phonic:

seen

Meaning:

of uncertain derivation; Sin the name of an Egyptian town and (probably) desert adjoining

KJV Usage:

Sin

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Clay; mud:―name of an Egyptian town and of a desert place, Ezek. 30:15. {Lutum}

From Anstey’s Doctrinal Definitions:

As a rule in the New Testament epistles, “sins” (plural) refer to the evil deeds that men do, and “sin” (singular) is the fallen nature in men (the flesh). Hence, “sins” are evil actions, whereas “sin” is the evil nature. The first is what we have done, and the second is what we are. Thus, “sins” are manifestations of “sin;” or “sins” are the product of “sin;” or “sins” are the fruit of a bad tree and “sin” is the root of that bad tree. “Sin” is more than just the old sin-nature; it is that evil nature with a will in it that is determined to gratify its lusts.

Another difference between these two things is that “sins” can be “forgiven” by the grace of God (Rom. 4:7⁷Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. (Romans 4:7)), but “sin” is not forgiven, but rather, it is “condemned” under the righteous judgment of God (Rom. 8:3³For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Romans 8:3)). It is important to pay attention to this distinction when reading the epistles; if we don’t, we will come away with some mistaken ideas.