בָּבֶ֖ל
𐤁𐤁𐤋
bavel
of Babylon
from בָּלַל; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire; Babel, Babylon.
H894
Jeremiah 21:2 · Word #9
Lexicon H894
| Lemma | בָּבֶל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Bâbel |
| Strong's | H894 |
| In-context | of Babylon |
Morphology HNp
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 imperial city of Babylon; the land of Babylonia; by extension, the Babylonian empire and its culture. |
| Conceptual Significance | Babel represents humanity’s prideful self-exaltation and the divine act of linguistic confusion that scatters the nations (Genesis 11). In later Scripture, Babylon becomes a symbol of imperial arrogance, exile, and opposition to YHWH, culminating in its typological use as a symbol of worldly rebellion. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp), singular place name; no gender, number change, or pronominal suffix in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name בָּבֶל (Babel) is linked in Genesis 11:9 with the root בלל, "to mix or confuse." Rendering it as "Babel (Confusion)" preserves both its identity as a singular proper noun and its etymological connection to the act of confounding language. |
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 |
balul | mingled |
H894-02 |
bavelah | toward Babel (Confusion) |
H1098-01 |
belilo | his mixed-fodder |
H1101-02 |
belulah | mixed (feminine singular) |
H1101-03 |
belulot | mixed (feminine plural) |
H894-03 |
bevavel | in Babel (Confusion) |
H894-04 |
levavel | to Babel (Confusion) |
H894-05 |
mibavel | from Babel (Confusion) |
H894-06 |
mibavelah | from Babel-ward (Confusion) |
H894-08 |
vavel | Babel (Confusion) |
H894-09 |
vavelah | toward Babel (Confusion) |
H1101-04 |
venavelah | and let us mingle (into confusion) |
Word Usage (262 occurrences of H894)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:10 | בָּבֶ֔ל | bavel | Babel |
| Genesis 11:9 | בָּבֶ֔ל | bavel | Babel |
| 2 Kings 17:24 | מִ/בָּבֶ֡ל | mibavel | from Babylon |