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ˈbæb əlba·bel

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tower of Babel, Babelnoun

    (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

  2. babelnoun

    a confusion of voices and other sounds

Wiktionary

  1. Babelnoun

    A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.

  2. Babelnoun

    A place or scene of noise and confusion.

  3. Babelnoun

    A tall, looming structure.

  4. Babelnoun

    The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.

  5. Etymology: From Babel, from בבל, from ; in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.

Wikipedia

  1. Babel

    Babel is a song performed by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, released as the fourth single from their second studio album Babel (2012). It was released on 9 July 2013 as a digital download. The song was written by Mumford & Sons and produced by Markus Dravs.

ChatGPT

  1. babel

    Babel, as a noun, refers to a scene of noise or confusion, often derived from the biblical story of the Tower of Babel where God confused the language of the people so they couldn't communicate and complete the tower. In computing, Babel is also a transpiler for JavaScript best known for its ability to convert ECMAScript 2015+ (ES6+) code into a backwards compatible version for older JavaScript engines.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Babelnoun

    the city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place

  2. Babelnoun

    hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Babel

    bā′bel, n. a lofty structure: a confused combination of sounds: a scene of confusion.—ns. Bā′beldom, Bā′belism. [Heb. Babel, explained in Gen. xi. as confusion.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BABEL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Babel is ranked #24648 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Babel surname appeared 1,013 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Babel.

    88.5% or 897 total occurrences were White.
    3.7% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
    3.5% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.3% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of babel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of babel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of babel in a Sentence

  1. Cary Summers:

    Benjamin Franklin wrote. I firmly believe... without Benjamin Franklin concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel, a reference to the Old Testament biblical story that didn't end well for the builders. The museum also showcases the Bible’s influence on world history, culture, science, art and literature. One section of the museum is devoted to the Bible in America, its influence on presidents and the Founding Fathers like Benjamin Franklin, who quoted the Bible's book to explain the importance of the country's founders to abide by the book's wisdom. Cary Summers said it's important people have information about a book that has had such tremendous impact on the Western world. And it will be presented, warts and all, of how people used – and abused – its precepts. One of the goals of the museum is to put Gutenberg Bible back in the center of conversation.

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