Main Entry:

Ba·bel

Pronunciation:

\ˈbā-bəl, ˈba-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Hebrew Bābhel, from Akkadian bāb-ilu gate of god

Date:

14th century

1: a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues2often not capitalized a: a confusion of sounds or voices b: a scene of noise or confusion