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H895 בַּבֶל (Babel) baw-bel'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Babylon

Strong's Definition

{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H894 (בָּבֶל)

KJV Usage: Babylon.

TWOT Reference: 197

Outline of Biblical Usage

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"
1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) — Babylon.

Aramaic of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל "Babylon" H0894) § Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)" Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בָּבֶל n.pr.loc. Babylon base

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