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Lexicon :: Strong's H895 - bāḇel

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בָּבֶל
Transliteration
bāḇel
Pronunciation
baw-vel'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to בָּבֶל (H894)
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TWOT Reference: 197

Strong’s Definitions

בַּבֶל Babel, baw-bel'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H894:—Babylon.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H895 in the following manner: Babylon (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H895 in the following manner: Babylon (25x).

  1. Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּבֶל Babel, baw-bel'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H894:—Babylon.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

STRONGS H895: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

בָּבֶל proper name, of a location Babylon (Biblical Hebrew H894 id.); — Daniel 2:12 + 15 times Daniel; + 9 times Ezra.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:12

H895

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H895 matches the Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel),
which occurs 25 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12 - But after our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he delivered them into the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and exiled the people to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon, King Cyrus enacted a decree to rebuild this temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - Even the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and had brought to the palace of Babylon - even those things King Cyrus brought from the palace of Babylon and presented to a man by the name of Sheshbazzar whom he had appointed as governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - "Now if the king is so inclined, let a search be conducted in the royal archives there in Babylon in order to determine whether King Cyrus did in fact issue orders for this temple of God to be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us a decision concerning this matter."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:1 - So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:5 - Furthermore let the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, be returned and brought to their proper place in the temple in Jerusalem. Let them be deposited in the temple of God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:16 - along with all the silver and gold that you may collect throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - Then Daniel spoke with prudent counsel to Arioch, who was in charge of the king's executioners and who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - He asked them to pray for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends would not be destroyed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Then Daniel went in to see Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came and said to him, "Don't destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - And at Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon. Daniel himself served in the king's court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:1 - King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue made. It was ninety feet tall and nine feet wide. He erected it on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - But there are Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego - and these men have not shown proper respect to you, O king. They don't serve your gods and they don't pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - Then Nebuchadnezzar promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - So I issued an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements of the royal palace of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called out loudly to summon the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple and have a golden collar placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream filled with visions while he was lying on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream in summary fashion.
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