(n) (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, Syn.Babel
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n. [ Heb. Bābel, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of “confusion.” ] 1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. [ 1913 Webster ]
Therefore is the name of it called Babel. Gen. xi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages. [ 1913 Webster ]
That babel of strange heathen languages. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
The grinding babel of the street. R. L. Stevenson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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