◄ 8152. Shinar ►
Strong's Lexicon Shinar: Shinar Original Word: שִׁנְעָר Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Shin`ar Pronunciation: shee-NAHR Phonetic Spelling: (shin-awr') Definition: Shinar Meaning: Shinar Word Origin: The origin of the word "Shinar" is uncertain, but it is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific region. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Shinar in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. Usage: Shinar is a term used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a region in Mesopotamia. It is often associated with the land of Babylon and is mentioned in contexts that highlight its significance as a center of early civilization and rebellion against God. Cultural and Historical Background: Shinar is traditionally identified with the southern part of Mesopotamia, encompassing the area around Babylon. This region was known for its advanced culture and early developments in writing, architecture, and governance. Historically, it was a place of great influence and power, often seen as a symbol of human pride and defiance against divine authority. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin probably of foreign origin Definition another name for Bab. NASB Translation Shinar (8). Brown-Driver-Briggs שִׁנְעָר proper name, of a location Shinar = Babylonia (= Babylonian Šumêr according to COTGenesis 11:1 and others, > denied by HalRev. Crit. 1883, 44 JenZK ii(1885), 419; Egyptian Sangar (WMMAs.u.Eur.279), Tel Amarna Šan—ar (WklTelAm. 25) identification with ׳שׁ by MeyEgyptiaca 63; compare, further, PinchesHast. DB SHINAR); — ׳אֶרֶץ שׁ Genesis 10:10; Genesis 11:2; Zechariah 5:11; Daniel 1:2; ׳מֶלֶךְשֿׁ (Amraphel) Genesis 14:2,9; ׳שׁ alone Isaiah 11:11 (as place of diaspora); ׳אַדֶּרֶת שׁ Joshua 7:21; ᵐ5 usually Σεν(ν)ααρ; Zechariah 5:11 (ἐν γῆ) Βαβυλῶνος. שְׁנָת sleep, see שֵׁנָה below יָשֵׁן. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Shinar Probably of foreign derivation; Shinar, a plain in Babylonia -- Shinar. Forms and Transliterations וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ ומשנער שִׁנְעָ֑ר שִׁנְעָ֔ר שִׁנְעָ֖ר שִׁנְעָֽר׃ שִׁנְעָר֩ שנער שנער׃ shinAr šin‘ār šin·‘ār ū·miš·šin·‘ār umishshinAr ūmiššin‘ār Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 10:10 HEB: וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃ NAS: and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. KJV: and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. INT: and Calneh the land of Shinar Genesis 11:2 HEB: בִקְעָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃ NAS: in the land of Shinar and settled KJV: in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt INT: A plain the land of Shinar and settled there Genesis 14:1 HEB: אַמְרָפֶ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־ שִׁנְעָ֔ר אַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ NAS: king of Shinar, Arioch KJV: king of Shinar, Arioch INT: of Amraphel king of Shinar Arioch king Genesis 14:9 HEB: וְאַמְרָפֶל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שִׁנְעָ֔ר וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ NAS: king of Shinar and Arioch KJV: king of Shinar, and Arioch INT: and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king Joshua 7:21 HEB: בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת שִׁנְעָר֩ אַחַ֨ת טוֹבָ֜ה NAS: mantle from Shinar and two hundred KJV: goodly Babylonish garment, INT: the spoil mantle Shinar a A beautiful Isaiah 11:11 HEB: וּמִכּ֗וּשׁ וּמֵעֵילָ֤ם וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת וּמֵאִיֵּ֖י NAS: Elam, Shinar, Hamath, KJV: and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, INT: Cush Elam Shinar Hamath the islands Daniel 1:2 HEB: וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם אֶֽרֶץ־ שִׁנְעָ֖ר בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו NAS: them to the land of Shinar, to the house KJV: into the land of Shinar to the house INT: brought to the land of Shinar to the house of his god Zechariah 5:11 HEB: בַ֖יִת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֑ר וְהוּכַ֛ן וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה NAS: for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, KJV: in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, INT: A temple the land of Shinar is prepared and set 8 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8152 8 Occurrences šin·‘ār — 7 Occ. ū·miš·šin·‘ār — 1 Occ.