Shinar

//ˈʃaɪnɑːr// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The southern region of Mesopotamia.

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From Hebrew שנער (shin'ár).

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