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Shinar <a href="../hebrew/8153.htm" title="8153">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Shinar: Shinar</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שִׁנְעָר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Shin`ar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shee-NAHR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shin-awr')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shinar<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shinar<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>The origin of the word "Shinar" is uncertain, but it is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific region.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>probably of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>another name for Bab.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Shinar (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שִׁנְעָר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Shinar = Babylonia</b></font> (= Babylonian <i><em>Šumêr</em></i> according to COT<sup>Genesis 11:1</sup> and others, > denied by Hal<sup>Rev. Crit. 1883, 44</sup> Jen<sup>ZK ii(1885), 419</sup>; Egyptian <i><em>Sangar</em></i> (WMM<sup>As.u.Eur.279</sup>), Tel Amarna <i><em>Šan—ar</em></i> (Wkl<sup>TelAm. 25</sup>) identification with <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> by Mey<sup>Egyptiaca 63</sup>; compare, further, Pinches<sup>Hast. DB SHINAR</sup>); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶרֶץ שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-10.htm">Genesis 10:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-2.htm">Genesis 11:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/1-2.htm">Daniel 1:2</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֶלֶךְשֿׁ</font> (Amraphel) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-2.htm">Genesis 14:2,9</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> alone <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a> (as place of diaspora); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אַדֶּרֶת שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> usually <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεν</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ν</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ααρ</font>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11</a> (<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν γῆ</font>) <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Βαβυλῶνος</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">שְׁנָת</font> <em>sleep</em>, see <font class="hebrew2">שֵׁנָה</font> below <font class="hebrew2">יָשֵׁן</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Shinar <p>Probably of foreign derivation; Shinar, a plain in Babylonia -- Shinar. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ ומשנער שִׁנְעָ֑ר שִׁנְעָ֔ר שִׁנְעָ֖ר שִׁנְעָֽר׃ שִׁנְעָר֩ שנער שנער׃ shinAr šin‘ār šin·‘ār ū·miš·šin·‘ār umishshinAr ūmiššin‘ār<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ <b> שִׁנְעָֽר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Calneh, in the land <span class="itali">of Shinar.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Calneh, in the land <span class="itali">of Shinar.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Calneh the land <span class="itali">of Shinar</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִקְעָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ <b> שִׁנְעָ֖ר </b> וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the land <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> and settled<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the land <span class="itali">of Shinar;</span> and they dwelt<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A plain the land <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> and settled there<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/14-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 14:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמְרָפֶ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־ <b> שִׁנְעָ֔ר </b> אַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> king <span class="itali">of Shinar,</span> Arioch<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> king <span class="itali">of Shinar,</span> Arioch<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Amraphel king <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> Arioch king<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/14-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 14:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאַמְרָפֶל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ <b> שִׁנְעָ֔ר </b> וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> king <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> and Arioch<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> king <span class="itali">of Shinar,</span> and Arioch<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Amraphel king <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> and Arioch king<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/7-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 7:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת <b> שִׁנְעָר֩ </b> אַחַ֨ת טוֹבָ֜ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mantle <span class="itali">from Shinar</span> and two hundred<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> goodly <span class="itali">Babylonish</span> garment,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/7-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the spoil mantle <span class="itali">Shinar</span> a A beautiful<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 11:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמִכּ֗וּשׁ וּמֵעֵילָ֤ם <b> וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ </b> וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת וּמֵאִיֵּ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Elam, <span class="itali">Shinar,</span> Hamath,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and from Elam, <span class="itali">and from Shinar,</span> and from Hamath,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Cush Elam <span class="itali">Shinar</span> Hamath the islands<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 1:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיְבִיאֵ֥ם אֶֽרֶץ־ <b> שִׁנְעָ֖ר </b> בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֑יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them to the land <span class="itali">of Shinar,</span> to the house<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into the land <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> to the house<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/1-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brought to the land <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> to the house of his god<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 5:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַ֖יִת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ <b> שִׁנְעָ֑ר </b> וְהוּכַ֛ן וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for her in the land <span class="itali">of Shinar;</span> and when it is prepared,<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the land <span class="itali">of Shinar:</span> and it shall be established,<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A temple the land <span class="itali">of Shinar</span> is prepared and set<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8152.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a 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