What does בָּבֶל · Βαβυλών mean in the Bible?
בָּבֶל · Βαβυλών is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the empire that would conquer Judah and carry the people into exile".
Hebrew · H894, G897
בָּבֶל
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire · Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
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בָּבֶל H894 Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Pronunciation bavel
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Βαβυλών G897 Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
Pronunciation Babylṓn
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What does בָּבֶל (Bavel) mean in the Bible?
בָּבֶל · Βαβυλών is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the empire that would conquer Judah and carry the people into exile".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H894, G897?
H894, G897 is connected to 262 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the empire that would conquer Judah and carry the people into exile
Strong's H894, G897
Lexical occurrences 262 verses Source Gloss
the empire that would conquer Judah and carry the people into exile
Word Origins
בָּבֶל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain