sin.ah names hostility directed against others, voiced, concealed, or acted on in opposition and harm.

The term denotes hostility directed toward someone: it can motivate harmful action, appear in hostile speech and strife, remain concealed, or be set in contrast with love. The same noun is also used when such hostility is attributed to the LORD in reported explanations of events.

1. Hostility directed against another · dominant

   The noun marks antagonism toward a person or group that may issue in action or speech: in Numbers 35:20 the APB renders a killing act as done "out of hatred," and in Proverbs 10:12 it renders the clause "Hatred stirs up strife." In Psalm 109:3 hostile opponents surround the speaker with "words of hatred," while in Proverbs 26:26 the APB renders hatred as covered by guile; Deuteronomy 1:27 and Deuteronomy 9:28 place it in reported claims that the LORD's hostility explained Israel's fate.

   Numbers 35:20Proverbs 10:12Psalm 109:3Proverbs 26:26Deuteronomy 1:27Deuteronomy 9:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "hatred" or "hate," and also phrases the noun as acting "in hatred" or "out of hatred." These renderings confirm the clauses' hostile setting rather than establish separate meanings.