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0894 – בָּבֶ֫ל (Bavel)

Babel


Type:
Noun Noun
 
NameName
 
Location Location
Places: Babel
Hebrew: בָּבֶ֫ל (Bavel)
Pronunciation: ba-vel    Listen
Gematria: 34(2 + 2 + 30)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H1101a (בָּלַל) confusion
Usage: 262 times in OT

Description

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


Origin

from H1101a (בָּלַל) confusion:

בָּלַלbalalH1101ato mix

Word root

Word with Bavel as root:

זְרֻבָּבֶ֫לZerobavelH2216Zerubbabel

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word Bavel was translated to the following:

ΒαβυλώνBabulonG0897Babylon
σύγχυσιςsugchusisG4799confusion

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place
Npl-262


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