בָּבֶ֑ל
𐤁𐤁𐤋
bavel
of Babylon
(Aramaic) corresponding to בָּבֶל; {Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}; Babylon.
Daniel 2:48 · Word #14
Lexicon H895
| Lemma | בַּבֶל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Babel |
| Strong's | H895 |
| In-context | of Babylon |
Morphology ANp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H894-01
Babel (Confusion)
| Root | בלל (b-l-l) |
| Core Meanings | to mix, to mingle, to confuse, to confound |
| Semantic Range | The city of Babel; the later city of Babylon; the region of Babylonia; the Babylonian empire as a political and cultural power. |
| Conceptual Significance | Babel represents humanity’s attempt at unified self-exaltation apart from Elohim, resulting in divinely imposed confusion and dispersion. It later becomes a symbol of imperial power, exile, and opposition to YHWH’s purposes throughout the biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp), singular place name; feminine in form though functioning as a geographic proper noun. Derived etymologically from the root בלל. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name בָּבֶל (Bāvel) is traditionally connected to the root בלל (b-l-l), "to mix/confuse," as explained in Genesis 11:9. Rendering it as "Babel (Confusion)" preserves the proper singular place-name while making explicit the root meaning embedded in the narrative etymology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בלל (to mix, to mingle, to confuse, to confound)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1101-01 |
balal | he mixed together |
H1101-02 |
baloti | I-have-mingled |
H1101-03 |
balul | mingled |
Word Usage (25 occurrences of H895)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:12 | בָבֶֽל | vavel | of Babylon |
| Daniel 2:14 | בָּבֶֽל | bavel | of Babylon |
| Daniel 2:18 | בָבֶֽל | vavel | of Babylon |