בָּבֶֽלָ/ה
𐤁𐤁𐤋/𐤄
Bavel
to-Babylon
Babel/Babylon—a city in southern Mesopotamia, also used later for the wider region of Babylonia or the Babylonian empire. Initially, בָּבֶל refers to the famed city on the Euphrates River, recognized for its significance as a political, cultural, and religious capital. In broader usage, it designates the wider Neo-Babylonian and Babylonian empires, or territory under their influence. In some contexts, it carries symbolic connotations of imperial power and foreign domination over Israel and Judah.
2 Kings 25:13 · Word #20
Lexicon H894
| Lemma | בָּבֶל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Bavel |
| Strong's | H894 |
| Definition | Babel/Babylon—a city in southern Mesopotamia, also used later for the wider region of Babylonia or the Babylonian empire. Initially, בָּבֶל refers to the famed city on the Euphrates River, recognized for its significance as a political, cultural, and religious capital. In broader usage, it designates the wider Neo-Babylonian and Babylonian empires, or territory under their influence. In some contexts, it carries symbolic connotations of imperial power and foreign domination over Israel and Judah. |
Morphology HNp/Sd
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to-Babylon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H894-02
toward Babylon
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular; directional ה (he locale) indicating motion toward a place. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form בָּבֶלָה is the proper name בָּבֶל (Babylon) with a directional ה suffix, indicating movement toward the place. The rendering preserves the proper name and reflects the directional morphology as "toward." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Bavel
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Babel |
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