Shinar en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃaɪnɑːr/
Etymology
From Hebrew שנער (shin'ár).
Meanings
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The southern region of Mesopotamia.
In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar.
2022 April 11, Jonathan Haidt, “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid”, in The Atlantic:And it came to passe as they iourneyed from the East, that they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 11:2:
Translations (8)
ar شِنْعَار (region of Mesopotamia) · cmn 示拿 (region of Mesopotamia) · es Sínar (region of Mesopotamia) · hi शिनार (region of Mesopotamia) · fr Shinear (region of Mesopotamia) · pl Szinear (region of Mesopotamia) · pt Sinar (region of Mesopotamia) · fr Schinear (region of Mesopotamia)