Babylon City Empire

בָּבֶ֫ל262 n.pr.loc. Babel, Babylon (in Assyrian written Bâb-ili, gate of god DlPa 212, cf. on other hand JenKosmol. 498)—c. ָהloc. בָּבֶ֫לָה Ez 12:13 +, בָּבֶ֑לָה 2 K 20:17 + once מִכָּבֶ֫לָה Je 27:16;—the ancient capital of Babylonia, mod. Hillah, situated on Euphrates, in long. c. 44° 30’ E., and lat. c. 32° 50’ N.; Gn 10:10; 11:9 (where name connected with בלל confuse, confound), both J, not elsewhere in Hex; 2 K 17:24 + 31 times 2 K; 18 times Chr; Est 2:6; late ψ 87:4; 137:1, 8; Is 2, 3, viz. 13:1, 9; 14:4, 22; 21:9; 39:1, 3, 6, 7; 43:14; 47:1; 48:14, 20; Mi 4:10 (but here prob. not orig., cf. RSProph. vii. n. 5 & reff.) Zc 2:11; 6:10 Dn 1:1 Ez 12:13 + 19 times Ez; Je 20:4(×2) 5, 6 + 165 times Je;—note especially אֶרֶץ בּ׳ Je 50:28; also of land & people = realm, partic. in מֶלֶךְ בּ׳ 2 K 20:12 of Merodach Baladan; v 18; 24:1, 7, 11, 12(×2) + often of Nebuchadrezzar; 2 K 25:27 = Je 52:31 cf. v 34 of Evil-Merodach; Ne 13:6 of Artaxerxes; the city personif. as בַּת בָּבֶל Is 47:1 Je 50:42. (See DlPa 212 COT Gn 11:9; KG 95.)

בָּבֶל n.pr.loc. Babylon (BH id.);—Dn 2:12 + 15 times Dn, 9 times Ezr.

Βαβυλών, -ῶνος, ἡ (בָּבֶל, Heb. form of Assyr. Bab-ili, Gate of God), Babylon: Mat.1:11, 12 17, Act.7:43" (LXX) ; symbolically, of Rome: Rev.14:8 16:19 17:5 18:2, 10, 21, and prob. also 1Pe.5:13.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

† בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר n.pr.m. king of Bab., according to Dn 5:1, 2, 9, 22, 29 (BH id., p. 128) = בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר v 30; 7:1; Βαλτασαρ; vid. BevEncy. Bib. belshazzar DrDn xxviii f..

�� שֵׁשַׁךְ n.pr. terr. = בָּבֶל (Jer Rabb. and mod.; by Atbaš (את׳בש׳) v. improb.), late Bab. Šešku, name of Babylon (Delitzsch Paradies 215);—Je 51:41 and hence (perhaps gloss) 25:26 (v. Gie).

† אֶ֫רֶךְ n.pr.loc. city in Babylonia (Bab. Uruk), mod. Warka on left bank of Euphrates, c. 40 miles NW. from Ur (אוּר) towards Babylon; cf. LoftusCS 162 f. DlPa 221 f. Gn 10:10 (v. Ezr 4:9).

† [בָּֽבְלַי] adj.gent. pl. emph. as subst. בָּֽבְלָיֵא Ezr 4:9 the Babylonians.

† בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר n.pr.m. (Bêl-šar-uṣur, Bel, protect the king COT Dn 5:1) Dn 8:1; represented as king of Babylon, successor, and appar. son of Nebucharezzar (5:1, 2, 11 etc.); in cuneif. inscr. known only as prince, son of Nabonidus (last Shemitic king of Babylon), v. COT l.c.

† מְרָתַ֫יִם used as n.pr.f. = Babylon, עַל־הָאָרֶץ מ׳ עֲלֵה עָלֶיהָ Je 50:21; perhaps = Double rebellian (du.) √ מרה q.v.; De Par 182 thinks = Bab. Marrâtim, i.e., land by the nar Marrâtu, the bitter river (Pers. Gulf) = Southern Babylonia.