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שִׁנְעָר H8152
H8152 is the Hebrew word שִׁנְעָר, transliterated Shinʻâr and said shin-awr'. The King James Version most often renders it shinar.
What it means
Shinar, a plain in Babylonia.
Where it comes from
probably of foreign derivation.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Shinar.
Verses using שִׁנְעָר
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 11:2 · KJV
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Genesis 14:1 · KJV
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
Genesis 14:9 · KJV
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
Joshua 7:21 · KJV
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Isaiah 11:11 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Daniel 1:2 · KJV
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Zechariah 5:11 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8152 mean?
H8152 is the Hebrew word שִׁנְעָר (Shinʻâr), meaning Shinar, a plain in Babylonia.
How is H8152 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shinar (6 times), babylonish (1 time).
How many times does H8152 appear in the Bible?
שִׁנְעָר (Shinʻâr) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8152 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign derivation.
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