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Definitions for Babel

[1] I·saak Em·ma·nu·i·lo·vich [ahy -zuh  k; Russian ee-sahk yi-muh -noo-yee -luh -vyich] /ˈaɪ zək; Russian iˈsɑk yɪ mə nuˈyi lə vyɪtʃ/ , 1894–1941, Russian author.
[2] an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
[3] (usually lowercase ) a confused mixture of sounds or voices.
[4] (usually lowercase ) a scene of noise and confusion.
[5] Old Testament Also called: Tower of Babel a tower presumptuously intended to reach from earth to heaven, the building of which was frustrated when Jehovah confused the language of the builders (Genesis 11:1–9) the city, probably Babylon, in which this tower was supposedly built
[6] (often not capital) a confusion of noises or voices a scene of noise and confusion
[7] Issak Emmanuilovich (iˈsak imənuˈiləvitʃ) 1894–1941, Russian short-story writer, whose works include Stories from Odessa (1924) and Red Cavalry (1926)

Words related to Babel

turmoil, din, discord, tumult, bedlam, clang, hubbub, hullabaloo, pandemonium, racket, tower, jargon

Origin of Babel

2From the Hebrew word Bābhel Babylon

Other words from Babel

Ba·bel·ic [bey-bel -ik, ba-] /beɪˈbɛl ɪk, bæ-/ , adjective

Word origin for Babel

from Hebrew Bābhél , from Akkadian Bāb-ilu , literally: gate of God

Synonyms for Babel

bedlam, clang, din, discord, hubbub, hullabaloo, jargon, pandemonium, racket, tower, tumult, turmoil