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Lexicon :: Strong's H894 - bāḇel

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

Strong’s Definitions

בָּבֶל Bâbel, baw-bel'; from H1101; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire:—Babel, 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: 262x

The KJV translates Strong's H894 in the following manner: Babylon (257x), Babylonian (with H1121) (3x), Babel (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 262x
The KJV translates Strong's H894 in the following manner: Babylon (257x), Babylonian (with H1121) (3x), Babel (2x).
  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)
בָּבֶל Bâbel, baw-bel'; from H1101; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire:—Babel, 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 H894: Abbreviations
בָּבֶ֫ל 262 proper name, of a location Babel, Babylon (in Assyrian written Bab-ilu, gate of god DlPa 212, compare on other hand JenKosmol. 498) — with ָ  ה locative בָּבֶ֫לָה Ezekiel 12:13 +, בָּבֶ֑לָה 2 Kings 20:17מִבָּבֶ֫לָה Jeremiah 27:16; — the ancient capital of Babylonia, modern Hillah, situated on Euphrates, in long. approximately 440 30° east, and latitude approximately 320 50° north; Genesis 10:10; Genesis 11:9 (where name connected with בלל confuse, confound), both J, not elsewhere in Hexateuch; 2 Kings 17:24 + 31 times 2 Kings; + 18 times Chronicles; Esther 2:6; late Psalm 87:4; Psalm 137:1; Psalm 137:8; Isa2; Isa3, namely Isaiah 13:1, 19; Isaiah 14:4, 22; Isaiah 21:9; Isaiah 39:1, 3, 6, 7; Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:14, 20; Micah 4:10 (but here probably not original, compare RSProph. vii. n. 5 & references) Zechariah 2:11; Zechariah 6:10; Daniel 1:1; Ezekiel 12:13 + 19 times Ezekiel; Jeremiah 20:4 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 20:5, 6 165 times Jeremiah — note especially אֶרֶץ בּ׳ Jeremiah 50:28; also of land & people = realm, particular in מֶלֶךְ בּ׳ 2 Kings 20:12 of Merodach Baladan; 2 Kings 20:18; 2 Kings 24:1, 7, 11, 12 (twice in verse) + often of Nebuchadrezzar; 2 Kings 25:27 = Jeremiah 52:31 compare Jeremiah 52:34 of Evil-Merodach; Nehemiah 13:6 of Artaxerxes; the city personified as בַּת בָּבֶל Isaiah 47:1; Jeremiah 50:42. (See DlPa 212 COT Genesis 11:9 KG95.)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H895.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:10; 11:9; 11:9

2 Kings

17:24; 20:12; 20:17; 20:18; 24:1; 24:7; 24:11; 24:12; 25:27

Nehemiah

13:6

Esther

2:6

Psalms

87:4; 137:1; 137:8

Isaiah

13:1; 13:19; 14:4; 14:22; 21:9; 39:1; 39:3; 39:6; 39:7; 43:14; 47:1; 47:1; 48:14; 48:20

Jeremiah

20:1; 20:4; 20:5; 20:6; 27:16; 50:28; 50:42; 52:31; 52:34

Ezekiel

12:13; 12:13

Daniel

1:1

Micah

4:10

Zechariah

2:11; 6:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H894 matches the Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel),
which occurs 262 times in 233 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 5 (Jer 29:22–Jer 50:2)

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:22 - ‘And because of them a curse will be [fn]used by all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon H894, saying, “May Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon H894 roasted in the fire
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:28 - “For he has sent to us in Babylon H894, saying, ‘The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:2 - Now at that time the military force of the king of Babylon H894 was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:3 - because Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I am about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon H894, and he will capture it;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:4 - and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon H894, and he will speak with him [fn]face to face and see him eye to eye;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:5 - and he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon H894, and he will be there until I [fn]visit him,” declares Yahweh. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed”’?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:28 - Therefore thus says Yahweh, “Behold, I am about to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894, and he will capture it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:36 -

“So now, therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you are saying, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon H894 by sword, by famine, and by pestilence.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:1 -

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 and all his military force, with all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his [fn]dominion and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2 - “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him: “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon H894, and he will burn it with fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:3 - ‘And you will not escape from his hand, for you will surely be seized and given into his hand; and you will see the king of Babylon H894 eye to eye, and he will speak with you [fn]face to face, and you will go to Babylon H894.’”’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:7 - when the military force of the king of Babylon H894 was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, that is, Lachish and Azekah, for they alone remained as fortified cities among the cities of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:21 - ‘And as for Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials, I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life and into the hand of the military force of the king of Babylon H894 which has gone away from you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:11 - “But it happened that when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 came up against the land, we said, ‘Come, let us come to Jerusalem before the military force of the Chaldeans and before the military force of the Arameans.’ So we have inhabited Jerusalem.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:29 - “And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written on it [fn]that the king of Babylon H894 will certainly come and make this land a ruin and will make man and beast to cease from it?’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:1 -

Now Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 had made king in the land of Judah, reigned as king in place of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:17 -

Then King Zedekiah sent and took him out; and in his palace the king secretly asked him and said, “Is there a word from Yahweh?” And Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon H894!”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19 - “Where then are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon H894 will not come against you or against this land’?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:3 - “Thus says Yahweh, ‘This city will certainly be given into the hand of the military force of the king of Babylon H894, and he will capture it.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:17 -

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If you will indeed go out to the [fn]officers of the king of Babylon H894, then [fn]you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will live.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - ‘But if you will not go out to the [fn]officers of the king of Babylon H894, then this city will be given over to the hand of the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and you yourself will not escape from their hand.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - ‘And behold, all of the women who have remained in the house of the king of Judah are going to be brought out to the [fn]officers of the king of Babylon H894; and behold, those women will say,

[fn]Your close friends

Have misled and overpowered you;

While your feet were sunk in the mud,

They turned back.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:23 -

‘And they will also bring out all your wives and your sons to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon H894, and this city will be burned with fire.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:1 -

[fn]Now when Jerusalem was captured [fn]in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 and all his military force came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it;

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:3 - Then all the officials of the king of Babylon H894 came in and sat down at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the [fn]Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the [fn]Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon H894.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:5 - But the military force of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the [fn]plains of Jericho; and they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he spoke judgment on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:6 - Then the king of Babylon H894 slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon H894 also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:7 - He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon H894.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:9 - And as for the rest of the people who remained in the city, the [fn]defectors who had gone over to him and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard took them away into exile in Babylon H894.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:11 -

Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 gave a command about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:13 - So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the [fn]Rab-saris and Nergal-sar-ezer the [fn]Rab-mag and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon H894;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:1 -

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard had released him from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon H894.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:4 - “So now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains which are on your hands. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon H894, come along, and I will set my eyes to look after you; but if it [fn]is displeasing in your eyes to come with me to Babylon H894, [fn]never mind. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right in your eyes to go.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - But as [fn]Jeremiah had not yet set out to return, [fn]he said, “Return then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon H894 has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people; or else go anywhere that is right in your eyes to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a ration and a gift and let him go.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:7 -

Then all the [fn]commanders of the military forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon H894 had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land and that he had appointed him over the men, women, little ones, and those of the poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon H894.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:9 - Then Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans; stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon H894, that it may go well with you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:11 - And also all the Jews, who were in Moab and among the sons of Ammon and in Edom and who were in all the other lands, heard that the king of Babylon H894 had left a remnant for Judah and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:2 - Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him arose and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and put to death the one whom the king of Babylon H894 had appointed over the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:18 - because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, since Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon H894 had appointed over the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:11 - ‘Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon H894, whom you are now fearing; do not be afraid of him,’ declares Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:3 - but Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us to give us over into the hand of the Chaldeans, so they will put us to death or exile us to Babylon H894.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:10 - and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Behold, I am going to send and get Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon H894, My servant, and I am going to set his throne right over these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his canopy over them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:30 - “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am going to give over Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt to the hand of his enemies, to the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave over Zedekiah king of Judah to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:2 -

To Egypt, concerning the military force of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 struck down in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:13 -

This is the [fn]message which Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 to strike down the land of Egypt:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:26 - “I shall give them into the hand of those who are seeking their lives, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 and into the hand of his servants. Afterwards, however, it will be dwelt in like in the days of old,” declares Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:28 -

Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 struck down. Thus says Yahweh,

“Arise, go up to Kedar

And destroy the [fn]men of the east.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:30 -

“Run away, flee earnestly! Inhabit the depths,

O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares Yahweh;

“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 has taken counsel against you

And purposed a purpose against you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:1 -

The word which Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon H894, the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:2 -

“Declare and make it heard among the nations.

Make it heard and lift up a standard.

Do not conceal it but say,

‘Babylon H894 has been captured;

Bel has been put to shame; [fn]Marduk has been [fn]shattered;

Her images have been put to shame; her idols have been shattered.’


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