Lexical Definition
בַּבֶל Babel (baw-bel') Babylon N:N--L
(Aramaic) corresponding to בָּבֶל
Babylon.
- § Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"
- {Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}
1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates
Usage: 15 forms in 25 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְבָבֶֽל | to Babylon | Ezra.5.12 |
| לְבָבֶ֑ל | to Babylon | Ezra.6.5 |
| בָבֶל֙ | Babylon | Dan.2.24 |
| בָבֶֽל | Babylon | Dan.2.12 • Dan.2.18 • Dan.2.48 |
| בָבֶ֗ל | Babylon | Dan.5.7 |
| בָבֶ֖ל | Babylon | Dan.4.29 |
| בָבֶ֔ל | Babylon | Ezra.5.14 |
| בָבֶ֑ל | Babylon | Ezra.5.13 • Ezra.5.14 • Dan.2.24 • Dan.4.6 |
| בָּבֶֽל | Babylon | Dan.2.14 • Dan.3.1 • Dan.3.30 |
| בָּבֶ֣ל | Babylon | Dan.4.30 |
| בָּבֶ֖ל | Babylon | Ezra.5.12 |
| בָּבֶ֔ל | Babylon | Dan.2.49 • Dan.3.12 • Dan.7.1 |
| בָּבֶ֑ל | Babylon | Ezra.7.16 • Dan.2.48 |
| בְּבָבֶל֒ | in Babylon | Ezra.5.17 |
| בְּבָבֶֽל | in Babylon | Ezra.6.1 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: בָּבֶל
- Aramaic of ba.vel (בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל "Babylon" בָּבֶל)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
בָּבֶל proper name, of a location Babylon (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:12 + 15 t. Daniel; 9 t. Ezra.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 2:12 |