Shinar

[ shahy-nahr ]

/ ˈʃaɪ nɑr /

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

Example sentences from the Web for shinar

To make a name for himself was man's object on the plain of Shinar; and such has been his object ever since.

Notes on the Book of Genesis |Charles Henry Mackintosh
Then Nimrod gathered these wicked people together and went with them to the plain of Shinar.

Best Stories from the Best Book |James Edson White
The narrative of Chedor-laomer's campaign begins with the words that it took place "in the time of Amraphel, king of Shinar."

Patriarchal Palestine |Archibald Henry Sayce
And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

The Bible Story |Rev. Newton Marshall Hall

The dromedary that brought me here is the fleetest in all the land of Shinar.

Sarchedon |G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

Shinar

/ (ˈʃaɪnə) /

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