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
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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.















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