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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 - “Because of them a curse will be [fn]used by all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon H894, saying, ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon H894 roasted in the fire,’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:28 - seeing that he has sent word to us in Babylon H894, saying, ‘[fn]The exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their [fn]produce’?”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:2 - Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon H894 was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was at the house of the king of Judah,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:3 - because Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon H894, and he will take it;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:4 - and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will certainly be handed over to 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 - Then he will take Zedekiah to Babylon H894, and he will be there until I visit him,” declares the LORD. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed”’?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:28 - Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the Chaldeans and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894, and he will take it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:36 -

“Now therefore the LORD God of Israel says the following concerning this city of which you say, ‘It has been handed over to the king of Babylon H894 by sword, by famine, and by plague’:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:1 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am handing this city over to the king of Babylon H894, and he will burn it with fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:3 - ‘And as for you, you will not escape from his hand, for you will assuredly be caught and handed over to him; 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 army of the king of Babylon H894 was fighting against Jerusalem and all the remaining cities of Judah, that is, Lachish and Azekah, for they alone remained as fortified cities among the cities of Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:21 - ‘Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will also hand over to their enemies and to those who seek their lives, and to the army of the king of Babylon H894 which has withdrawn from you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:11 - “However, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 came up against the land, we said, ‘Come, and let’s go to Jerusalem away from the army of the Chaldeans and the army of the Arameans.’ So we have lived in Jerusalem.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:29 - “And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘This is what the LORD says: “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written on it [fn]that the king of Babylon H894 will certainly come and destroy this land, and will make mankind and animals disappear 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 -

Now King Zedekiah sent men and took him out; and in his palace the king secretly asked him and said, “Is there a word from the LORD?” And Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon H894!”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19 - “And where 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 - “This is what the LORD says: ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon H894 and he will capture it.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:17 -

So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘If you will indeed surrender to the 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 [fn]survive.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - ‘But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon H894, then this city will be handed over to the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and you yourself will not escape from their hands.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:22 - ‘Behold, all of the women who have been left in the palace of the king of Judah are going to be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon H894; and those women will say,

[fn]Your close friends

Have misled and overpowered you;

While your feet were sunk in the mire,

They turned back.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:23 -

‘They are also going to 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 army 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 army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the 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 [fn]passed sentence 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 shackles of bronze to bring him to Babylon H894.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:9 - And as for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to him and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard took them into exile in Babylon H894.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:11 -

Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 gave orders regarding 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, 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 that came to Jeremiah from the LORD 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 - “But now, behold, I am setting you free today from the chains that are on your hands. If [fn]you would prefer to come with me to Babylon H894, come along, and I will [fn]look after you; but if [fn]you would prefer not to come with me to Babylon H894, [fn]do not come. Look, the whole land is before you; go wherever it seems good and right for you to go.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - As [fn]Jeremiah was still not going back, [fn]he said, “Go on back 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 it seems right for you to go.” So the captain of the bodyguard gave him a ration and a gift, and let him go.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:7 -

Now all the commanders of the 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 put him in charge of the men, women, and [fn]children, 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, so that it may go well for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:11 - Likewise, also all the Jews who were in Moab and among the sons of Ammon and in Edom, and who were in all the other countries, heard that the king of Babylon H894 had [fn]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 - Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him rose up, and struck and killed 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 and killed 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 the LORD, ‘for I am with you to save you and rescue you from his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:3 - but Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us in order to hand us over to the Chaldeans, so they will put us to death or exile us to Babylon H894!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:10 - and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to send men and get My servant Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon H894, and I am going to set his throne over these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his [fn]canopy over them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:30 - “This is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am going to hand Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt over to his enemies, to those who seek his life, just as I handed Zedekiah king of Judah over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:2 -

To Egypt, concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:13 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:26 - “I shall hand them over to those who are seeking their lives, that is, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 and to his [fn]officers. Afterward, however, it will be inhabited as in the days of old,” declares the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:28 -

Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 defeated. This is what the LORD says:

“Arise, go up to Kedar

And devastate the [fn]people of the east.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:30 -

“Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths,

You inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the LORD;

“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H894 has formed a plan against you

And devised a scheme against you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:1 -

The word which the LORD spoke concerning Babylon H894, the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:2 -

“Declare and proclaim among the nations.

Proclaim it and lift up a flag,

Do not conceal it. Say,

‘Babylon H894 has been captured,

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

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


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