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Shinarשנער
shin-awr' · Patriarchs/Conquest
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Shinar — attested in Gen 10:10 (6 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 10:10 on Sefaria →Gen 10:10
וַתְּהִ֨י רֵאשִׁ֤ית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֶ֖רֶךְ וְאַכַּ֣ד וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃
The mainstays of his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calnehcand Calneh Heb. we-khalneh, better vocalized we-khullanah “all of them being.” in the land of Shinar.
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 620 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 2 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
נ
Scorpio · Nun
עCapricorn · Ayin
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Shinar appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |