Babel Definition

bābəl, băbəl
noun
A confusion of sounds or voices.
Passengers chattering in a babel of tongues at the international airport.
American Heritage
A city in Shinar in which Noah's descendants tried to build a very high tower to reach heaven and were prevented by God from doing so by a confusion of tongues: Gen. 11:1-9
Webster's New World
A scene or situation of confusion.
American Heritage
An impracticable scheme.
Webster's New World
Any confusion of voices or sounds; tumult.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

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

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Other Word Forms of Babel

Noun

Singular:
babel
Plural:
babels

Origin of Babel

  • From Latin Babel, from Hebrew בבל (“Babylon”), from Akkadian (bāb ili, “gate of God”); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Babel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Babel Sentence Examples

  • A tradition similar to that of the tower of Babel is found in Central America.

  • Babel Fish has been around longer than Google Translate.

  • However, visiting the Babel Fish website also listed above will help you overcome the language barrier, even if your first language isn't English.

  • In a proclamation issued after his victory Cyrus guarantees life and property to all the inhabitants and designates himself as the favourite of Marduk, the great local god (Bel, Bel-Merodak) of Babel.

  • The grant also funded theater Babel to assemble a large company to rehearse over an extended period.

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