SHINAR

Meaning of SHINAR in English

geographical name a country known to the early Hebrews as a plain in Babylonia; probably Sumer

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SHINAR — /shuy"nahr/ , n. a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHINAR — geographical name a country known to the early Hebrews as a plain in Babylonia; probably Sumer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHINAR — (country of two rivers), the ancient name of the great alluvial tract through which the Tigris and Euphrates pass before …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHINAR — watch of him that sleeps
Bible Names English vocab
SHINAR — Pronunciation: ' sh ī -n ə r, - ˌ när Function: geographical name a country known to the early Hebrews …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NIMROD — noun Etymology: Hebrew Nimrōdh Date: 15th century a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BABEL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Hebrew Bābhel, from Akkadian bāb-ilu gate of god Date: 14th century a city in Shinar …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BABEL, TOWER OF — In the Hebrew scriptures, a high tower built in Shinar ( Babylonia ). According to Genesis 11:1–9, the Babylonians wanted …
Английский словарь Британика
BABEL — (n.) The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.
Английский словарь Webster
BABEL — ( n. ) The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BABEL — — Babelic /bay bel"ik, ba-/ , adj. /bay"beuhl, bab"euhl/ , n. 1. an ancient city in the land of Shinar …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUMER — geographical name the S division of ancient Babylonia — see Akkad , Shinar
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIMROD — noun Etymology: Hebrew Nimrōdh Date: 15th century 1. : a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BABEL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Hebrew Bābhel, from Akkadian bāb-ilu gate of god Date: 14th century 1. : a city …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BABEL — noun the city and tower in the land of shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. 2. babel ·noun …
Webster English vocab
NIMROD — [Nim.rod] n [Heb Nimrodh] 1: a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of …
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BABEL — [Ba.bel] n [Heb Babhel, fr. Akkadian bab-ilu gate of god] 1: a city in Shinar where the building of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIMROD — also spelled Nemrod, legendary biblical figure, described in Gen. 10:812 as the first on earth to be a mighty man. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BABEL, TOWER OF — in biblical literature, structure built in the land of Shinar (Babylonia) some time after the Deluge. The story of its …
Britannica English vocabulary
BABEL, TOWER OF — In the Hebrew scriptures, a high tower built in Shinar ( Babylonia ). According to Genesis 11:19, the Babylonians wanted …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SLIME — translated bitumen in the Vulgate. The three instances in which it is mentioned in the Old Testament are illustrated by …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
NINEVEH — (abode of Ninus), the capital of the ancient kingdom and empire of Assyria. The name appears to be compounded from …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
NIMROD — (rebellion; or the valiant), a son of Cush and grandson of Ham. The events of his life are recorded in …
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JEHOIAKIM
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ERECH — (length), one of the cities of Nimrod's kingdom in the land of Shinar, (Genesis 10:10) doubtless the same as Orchoe, …
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CITIES — The earliest notice in Scripture of city-building is of Enoch by Cain, in the land of his exile. (Genesis 4:17) …
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BABYLONISH GARMENT — literally "robe of Shinar," (Joshua 7:21) an ample robe, probably made of the skin or fur of an animal, comp. …
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BABEL — (confusion), Bab'ylon (Greek form of Babel), is properly the capital city of the country which is called in Genesis Shinar, …
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ARCHITECTURE — The book of (Genesis 4:17,20,22) appears to divide mankind into two great characteristic sections, viz., the "dwellers in tents" and …
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AMRAPHEL — (keeper of the gods) perhaps a Hamite king of Shinar or Babylonia, who joined the victorious incursion of the Elamite …
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ACCAD — one of the cities in the land of Shinar. (Genesis 10:10) Its position is quite uncertain.
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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