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H895

Transliteration: Babel

Pronunciation: baw-bel'

Definition: Babylon

Original: בּבל

Transliteration: bâbel

Phonetic: baw-bel'

BDB Definition:

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

Origin: corresponding to H894" class="dictionary-topic-link">H894

TWOT entry: 197