Definitions for babelˈbæb əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ba•belˈbeɪ bəl, ˈbæb əl(n.)
an ancient city in Shinar where people began building a tower
Category: Bible
Ref: ( Tower of Babel )
(usu. l.c.) a confused mixture of sounds or voices.
(usu. l.c.) a scene of noise and confusion.
Origin of Babel:
< Heb Bābhel Babylon
Ba•bel′ic-ˈbɛl ɪk(adj.)
Ba•belˈbæb əl(n.)
Isaak Emmanuilovich, 1894–1941, Russian author.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Tower of Babel, Babel(noun)
(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
babel(noun)
a confusion of voices and other sounds
Wiktionary
Babel(Noun)
A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
Babel(Noun)
A place or scene of noise and confusion.
Babel(Noun)
A tall, looming structure.
Babel(ProperNoun)
The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
Origin: From Babel, from בבל, from ; in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.
Webster Dictionary
Babel(noun)
the city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place
Babel(noun)
hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages
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