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babel / Babel > 2 senses
NOUN1babelA confusion of voices and other sounds
2Babel, Tower of Babel(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven
babel / Babel > pronunciation
Soundsbae'bahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
babel > noun 1, state
MeaningA confusion of voices and other sounds.
Broaderconfusion
Babel > noun 2, artifact
Meaning(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.
SynonymsTower of Babel
Part ofBabylon
CategoryGenesis, Book of Genesis
Instance ofziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat

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