Babel — the meaning of the Hebrew name בָּבֶל

בָּבֶל

Bâbel · pronounced baw-bel' · Strong's H894 · a place · also spelled Babylon

Babel means confusion.

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Strong's definition

from H1101; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.

First appearance

Gen 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Babel

233 occurrences in 233 verses — Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Micah, Zechariah

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