Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗name
The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. · A place or scene of noise and confusion. · A tall, looming structure.
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim)der. Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel)der. Latin Babelder. English Babel From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Doublet of Babylon.
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