בָּבֶל

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H1101 (בָּלַל); confusion;

KJV Usage

Babel, Babylon.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.babel or babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of babylonia (modern hillah) situated on the euphrates

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bâbel; Pronunciation: baw-bel'