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Sinites

SINITES (sī'nīts, Heb. sînî). A tribe descended from Canaan (Gen.10.17; 1Chr.1.15). No definite identification is possible.

SINITES sĭn’ īts (סִינִי, H6098). A Canaanite people mentioned in Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15. Jerome knew of a place named Sin not far from Arka, and Strabo knew of a fortress called Sinna on Mount Lebanon; but the identification of the Sinites is uncertain.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

A Canaanite people mentioned in Ge 10:17; 1Ch 1:15. The identification is uncertain. Jerome mentions a ruined city, Sin, near Arka, at the foot of Lebanon.