בַּבֶל

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

(Aramaic) corresponding to H894 (בָּבֶל)

KJV Usage

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: Babel; Pronunciation: baw-bel'