לְ/בָבֶ֤ל

𐤋/𐤁𐤁𐤋

levavel

to-Babylon

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

H894

Jeremiah 51:2 · Word #2

Lexicon H894

Lemmaבָּבֶל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤁𐤋
TransliterationBâbel
Strong'sH894
In-contextto-Babylon

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H894-04

to Babel (Confusion)

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ (“to/toward”) + proper noun feminine singular בָּבֶל (Babel). No article; directional sense indicated by לְ.
Rendering RationaleThe form לְבָבֶל consists of the preposition לְ (“to, toward”) attached to the proper noun בָּבֶל (Babel). The name derives from the root בלל, meaning “to mix, confuse,” so rendering it as “Babel (Confusion)” preserves the root sense, while “to” accurately reflects the prefixed preposition and the singular proper noun form.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בלל (to mix, mingle, confuse, confound)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1101-01 balal he mixed together
H1101-02 baloti I-have-mingled
H1101-03 balul mingled

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