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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:12

H895

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

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‘But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H895, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and took the people away into exile in Babylon H895.

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‘However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon H895, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

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‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple [fn]in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon H895, these King Cyrus took out from the temple of Babylon H895, and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

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“So now if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon H895, if it be that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild that house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his will concerning this matter.”

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Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the [fn]archives, where the treasures were deposited in Babylon H895.

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‘And also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon H895, be returned and [fn]brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall deposit them in the house of God.’

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and all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon H895, along with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

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Because of this the king became indignant and very furious and said for them to destroy all the wise men of Babylon H895.

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Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to Arioch, the captain of the king’s [fn]bodyguard, who had gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon H895;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - so that they might seek compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon H895.

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Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon H895; he went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon H895! Bring me before the king, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king [fn]promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him rule with power over the whole province of Babylon H895 and chief [fn]prefect over all the wise men of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - And Daniel sought of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon H895, while Daniel was at the king’s [fn]court.

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Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was [fn]sixty cubits and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon H895, namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. These men, O king, do not pay attention to you; they do not serve your gods and do not worship the golden image which you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - Then the king caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to succeed in the province of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - “So I gave a decree to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon H895, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - “At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - “The king answered and said, ‘Is this not Babylon H895 the great, which I myself have built as a royal house by the strength of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called out loudly to bring in the conjurers, the [fn]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon H895, “Any man who can read this writing and declare its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck and rule with power as [fn]third ruler in the kingdom.”

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In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon H895 Daniel saw a dream and visions in his head as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and said the [fn]following summary of the matter.

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