בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל

ba.velNounH0894

Babylon

From: from H1101 (בָּלַל); confusion;

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

230 times

Appears 230 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
149
2 Kings
28
Ezk
16
Isaiah
13
2 Chronicles
7

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 9:1
  • Ezk 24:2
  • Jeremiah 27:13
  • Jeremiah 39:6
  • Jeremiah 51:9

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.