Shinar

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שנער (shin'ár).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪnɑːr/

Proper noun

Shinar

1. (biblical) The southern region of Mesopotamia.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 11:2:

     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.

   • 2022 April 11, Jonathan Haidt, “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid”, in The Atlantic‎:

     In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar.

Translations

region of Mesopotamia

Arabic: شِنْعَار f (šinʕār) Chinese: Mandarin: 示拿 (Shìná) French: Schinear m, Shinear m Polish: Szinear m Portuguese: Sinar Spanish: Sínar

Further reading

• Shinar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia