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The Aramaic root "Sin", as it occurs in "Sinai" or the "Wilderness of Sin" means 'dirt'. Its eventual meaning in the Judeo-Christian tradition of a 'bad action' probably developed out of the language of 'clean' vs 'unclean' (i.e. 'dirty') in the Hebrew Scriptures.

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What language does the word 'sin' come from?

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Do your sins come first or your sin nature?

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Where does the word "sin" originate from?

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What is the Japanese word for sin?

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Opposite meaning of the word 'sin'?

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