Shinar

American  

[shahy-nahr] / ˈʃaɪ nɑr /

noun

1. a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.

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Shinar British  

/ ˈʃaɪnə /

noun

1. Old Testament the southern part of the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates, often identified with Sumer; Babylonia

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Example Sentences

We spoke one language and had traveled east, to the land of Shinar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

“For example, the court said that it could strike down a Basic Law if it impinges on the core nature of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state,” said Professor Shinar of Reichman University.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

And he said unto me, to build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.”

From The Christian Creed; or, What it is Blasphemy to Deny by Besant, Annie

Thus he worked in very much the same kind of way for Shinar that our own King Alfred did, thousands of years later, for England.

From The Bible in its Making The most Wonderful Book in the World by Duff, Mildred

It is therefore clear, that Kingi-Ura corresponds with the whole tract, and is practically synonymous with the Biblical Shinar.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge