מִ/בָּבֶ֔ל
𐤌/𐤁𐤁𐤋
Bavel
from Babylon
Babel/Babylon—a city in southern Mesopotamia, also used later for the wider region of Babylonia or the Babylonian empire. Initially, בָּבֶל refers to the famed city on the Euphrates River, recognized for its significance as a political, cultural, and religious capital. In broader usage, it designates the wider Neo-Babylonian and Babylonian empires, or territory under their influence. In some contexts, it carries symbolic connotations of imperial power and foreign domination over Israel and Judah.
Ezra 7:6 · Word #4
Lexicon H894
| Lemma | בָּבֶל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Bavel |
| Strong's | H894 |
| Definition | Babel/Babylon—a city in southern Mesopotamia, also used later for the wider region of Babylonia or the Babylonian empire. Initially, בָּבֶל refers to the famed city on the Euphrates River, recognized for its significance as a political, cultural, and religious capital. In broader usage, it designates the wider Neo-Babylonian and Babylonian empires, or territory under their influence. In some contexts, it carries symbolic connotations of imperial power and foreign domination over Israel and Judah. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from Babylon |
SIBI-P1 Translation H894-05
from Babel
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to proper noun בָּבֶל (Babel/Babylon); singular proper name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper name בָּבֶל (Babel/Babylon). The rendering preserves the directional prefix and retains the established proper name that, in Hebrew literary association, echoes the root בלל (to mix, confuse). |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Bavel
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Babel |