Type Settlement
Usage English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts Βαβυλών(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/(English) /ˈbaː.by.ˌlɔn/(German) /ˈbaː.bi.ˌlɔn/(German, Dutch) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Greek form of Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Babili), which appears to mean "gateway of God", from Akkadian 𒆍 (babu) meaning "gate" and 𒀭 (ilu) meaning "God", though it may in fact derive from a non-Semitic language. This was the name of a major city in ancient Mesopotamia, the capital of the Babylonian Empire. It was located in present-day Iraq.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g897, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g897.
