Shinar

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ˈʃaɪnɑːr/

Origin

Full definition of Shinar

Proper noun

1. (biblical) The southern region of Mesopotamia.
• KJV|Genesis|11|2|passage=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.
• 2022-04-11, Jonathan Haidt, Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid, In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar.

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