H894 — בָּבֶל (Bâbel)

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Strong's H894 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בָּבֶל (Bâbel)

Pronunciation: baw-bel'

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Name Meaning: Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

Derivation: from בָּלַל (bâlal) [H1101]; confusion;

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

KJV Renderings: Babel, Babylon.

Senses

  1. Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G897 Βαβυλών Babylṓn of Hebrew origin (H894) Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny)) Babylon
G4799 σύγχυσις sýnchysis from G4797 commixture, i.e. (figuratively) riotous disturbance confusion
H1101 בָּלַל bâlal a primitive root; (also denominatively from בְּלִיל (bᵉlîyl) H1098) to fodder to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder anoint, confound, [idiom] fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.