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Lexicon :: Strong's H895 - bāḇel

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בָּבֶל
Transliteration
bāḇel
Pronunciation
baw-vel'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to בָּבֶל (H894)
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TWOT Reference: 197

Strong’s Definitions

בַּבֶל Babel, baw-bel'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H894:—Babylon.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H895 in the following manner: Babylon (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H895 in the following manner: Babylon (25x).

  1. Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

    1. Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּבֶל Babel, baw-bel'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H894:—Babylon.

Note by BLB: Strong's entry lists the pronunciation of this word with the "b" sound. This is incorrect. The ב (bet) does not have a daghesh lene so it is pronounced with a "v" sound. This is why the transliteration has a bar under the "b" (ḇ).

STRONGS H895: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

בָּבֶל proper name, of a location Babylon (Biblical Hebrew H894 id.); — Daniel 2:12 + 15 times Daniel; + 9 times Ezra.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:12

H895

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H895 matches the Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel),
which occurs 25 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12 - ‘But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon H895, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - ‘However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon H895, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - ‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon H895, King Cyrus took them from the temple of Babylon H895 and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “And now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon H895, as to whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:1 -

Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in the [fn]archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:5 - ‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon H895, are to be returned and [fn]brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:16 - with all the silver and gold which you find in the entire province of Babylon H895, along with the [fn]voluntary offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 -

Because of this, the king became angry and extremely furious, and he gave orders to kill all the wise men of Babylon H895.

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Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to Arioch, the captain of the king’s [fn]bodyguard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon H895;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - so that they might request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon H895.

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Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon H895; he went and said this to him: “Do not kill the wise men of Babylon H895! Take me [fn]into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king [fn]promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon H895, and chief [fn]prefect over all the wise men of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - And Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon H895, while Daniel was at the king’s [fn]court.

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Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was [fn]sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon H895, namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. These men, O king, have disregarded you; they do not serve your gods, nor do they worship the golden statue which you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:30 - Then the king made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego prosperous in the province of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - “So I gave orders to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon H895, so that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - “Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon H895.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - “The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon H895 the great, which I myself have built as a royal [fn]residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the [fn]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon H895, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 -

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon H895, Daniel saw a dream and visions [fn]in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and told the [fn]following summary of [fn]it.

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