Genesis 14:9:10Gen.14.9.W10TAB
שִׁנְעָ֔ר
shinar
“Shinar”
- Transliteration
- shin-AR
- Extended
- shihn-AAR
- IPA
- /ʃinˈʕaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shinar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shin-AR
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh shin-AR
- clause
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR
- sentence
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
In context — Genesis 14:9
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of the nations , Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against the five.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 14:9, so the Hebrew word שִׁנְעָ֔ר (shinar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.14.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.9.W10.S1) and character.