shin.ar is a proper place name used for a land, its king, and items or people associated with it.

The occurrences consistently use the term as a proper place name: a land where people settle, kingdoms and kings are identified, objects are described as originating, and a destination is named. The same place name also appears among the regions from which a remnant is recovered and as the site where a house is to be built.

1. A named land or destination · dominant

   In Genesis 10:10 the APB renders a kingdom's beginning as including cities "in the land of Shinar," and in Genesis 11:2 it renders a valley there where people settled. Daniel 1:2 and Zechariah 5:11 likewise present it as a destination or location: vessels are brought there, and a house is to be built there; Isaiah 11:11 lists it among places from which a remnant is recovered.

   Genesis 10:10Genesis 11:2Daniel 1:2Isaiah 11:11Zechariah 5:11
2. Place name in royal and material descriptions · common

   In Genesis 14:1 and Genesis 14:9 the APB identifies Amraphel as "king of Shinar" among other kings. In Joshua 7:21 it describes a fine garment as "from Shinar," using the place name to identify the garment's association or origin.

   Genesis 14:1Genesis 14:9Joshua 7:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB normally preserves the place name as "Shinar," often within phrases such as "the land of Shinar" or "king of Shinar." In Joshua 7:21 it renders the association with a garment as "from Shinar".