Babel

Ba·bel

noun \ˈbā-bəl, ˈba-\

Definition of BABEL

1

: a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues

2

often not capitalized a : a confusion of sounds or voices b : a scene of noise or confusion

Origin of BABEL

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Bible Terms

antediluvian, apocalyptic, apocrypha, behemoth

Rhymes with BABEL

babble, brabble, dabble, gabble, grabble, habile, rabble, scrabble