What does מֶלֶךְ · בָּבֶל mean in the Bible?
מֶלֶךְ · בָּבֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "king of Babylon".
Hebrew · H4428, H894
מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל
A king · Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
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מֶלֶךְH4428a king
Pronunciationmelek
Open lexicon entry →בָּבֶלH894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Pronunciationbavel
Open lexicon entry →What does מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל (melekh Bavel) mean in the Bible?
מֶלֶךְ · בָּבֶל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "king of Babylon".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4428, H894?
H4428, H894 is connected to 2,788 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. king of Babylon
Strong'sH4428, H894
Lexical occurrences2,788 versesSource Gloss
king of Babylon
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.