"Sin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Transliteration of Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Sîn). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|akk|Sîn|alt=𒀭𒂗𒍪|tr=Sîn}} Transliteration of Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Sîn) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Sin
  1. (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) The god of the moon. Synonyms: Nanna, Nanna-Suen, Suen
    Sense id: en-Sin-en-name-0babZcJe Categories (other): Mythology, Mesopotamian deities, Moons Disambiguation of Mesopotamian deities: 55 1 44 Disambiguation of Moons: 60 16 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Cantonese 單 /单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|單|tr=sin6}} Cantonese 單 /单 (sin6) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sin
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Sin-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew סִין. Etymology templates: {{wp|Wilderness of Sin}}, {{bor|en|he|סִין}} Hebrew סִין Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sin
  1. A desert mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated between Elim and Mount Sinai.
    Sense id: en-Sin-en-name--dG8Ttcf Categories (other): Deserts, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Bible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 2 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 13 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 7 65 Disambiguation of Bible: 4 5 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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