Hebrew · H894

בָּבֶל

Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

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בָּבֶלH894

Pronunciationbavel

What does בָּבֶל (bavel) mean in the Bible?

בָּבֶל (bavel) is a Hebrew word meaning "Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire".

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Questions this entry answers

What does בָּבֶל (bavel) mean in the Bible?

e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire".

How does the BSB render H894?

The BSB source-word alignment has 262 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Babylon (137), to Babylon (44), Babylon (33), from Babylon (11), in Babylon (9).

Where does בָּבֶל (bavel) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (169), 2 Kings (32), Ezekiel (20), Isaiah (13).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of Babylon137×2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:18, 2 Kings 24:1

to Babylon44×2 Kings 20:17, 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, 2 Kings 25:7

Babylon33×2 Chronicles 36:20, Isaiah 21:9, Isaiah 48:20, Jeremiah 50:1

from Babylon11×2 Kings 20:14, Ezra 1:11, Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:9

in Babylon9×Genesis 10:10, 2 Kings 25:28, 2 Chronicles 36:7, Jeremiah 29:3

. . .7×Ezra 2:1, Jeremiah 27:8, Jeremiah 29:3, Jeremiah 39:6

of Babylon’s4×Jeremiah 50:46, Ezekiel 30:24, Ezekiel 30:25

against Babylon2×Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 48:14

and Babylon2×Psalms 87:4, Isaiah 13:19

Babylon’s2×Jeremiah 29:10, Jeremiah 51:58

over Babylon2×2 Kings 25:8, Jeremiah 52:12

[comes from] Babylon1×Jeremiah 51:54

[in] Babylon1×Jeremiah 29:28

[where]1×Jeremiah 52:11

are in Babylon1×Jeremiah 29:22

away to Babylon1×Jeremiah 39:9

Babel1×Genesis 11:9

because of Babylon1×Jeremiah 51:49

O Babylon1×Jeremiah 50:24

people from Babylon1×2 Kings 17:24

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 10:10

Aligned rows262

Books represented14

Genesis22 Kings321 Chronicles12 Chronicles9Ezra6Nehemiah2Esther1Psalms3Isaiah13Jeremiah169Ezekiel20Daniel1Micah1Zechariah2

Source forms

בָּבֶ֖ל39xbā·ḇel2 Kings 24:10, 2 Kings 24:11, 2 Kings 25:6, 2 Kings 25:8

בָּבֶ֔ל37xbā·ḇelGenesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 24:12, 2 Kings 25:11

בָּבֶל֙19xbā·ḇel2 Kings 25:23, Nehemiah 13:6, Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 21:10

בָּבֶֽל׃19xbā·ḇel2 Kings 20:18, Esther 2:6, Isaiah 39:7, Jeremiah 24:1

בָּבֶ֛ל15xbā·ḇel2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 24:16, 2 Kings 24:17, Isaiah 39:1

בָּבֶ֑ל14xbā·ḇel2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:22, 2 Chronicles 36:6

בָּבֶֽלָה׃13xbā·ḇe·lāh2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, 2 Kings 25:13, 2 Chronicles 33:11

בָּבֶ֜ל10xbā·ḇel2 Kings 25:1, 2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 34:3, Jeremiah 39:6

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular202xGenesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12

Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular28x2 Kings 20:17, 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, 2 Kings 25:13

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular12x2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 20:14, Ezra 1:11, Ezra 7:6

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular8x1 Chronicles 9:1, 2 Chronicles 36:7, Ezra 2:1, Isaiah 14:22

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular6x2 Kings 25:28, 2 Chronicles 36:7, Isaiah 48:14, Jeremiah 29:22

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular4xPsalms 87:4, Jeremiah 20:6, Jeremiah 32:5, Jeremiah 34:3

Preposition | Noun - feminine singular construct1xJeremiah 52:31

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 27:16

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does בָּבֶל (bavel) mean in the Bible?

What does בָּבֶל (bavel) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H894?

Where does בָּבֶל (bavel) appear in Scripture?

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