Quick Definition
Shinar
Biblical Persons & Places
Shinar
Shinar
A location in Mesopotamia first mentioned at Gen.10.10;
only referred to as Shinar (שִׁנְעָר).
Strong's Definition
Shinar, a plain in Babylonia
Derivation: probably of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Shinar.
TWOT Reference: 2424
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shinar = "country of two rivers"
1) the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Shinar = "country of two rivers"
the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁנְעָר
shin‛âr
BDB Definition:
Shinar = country of two rivers
1) the ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably of foreign derivation
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2424
Total KJV Occurrences: 8