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Tower of Babel

Syllabification: (Tow·er of Ba·bel)
Pronunciation: /ˈbabəl, ˈbā-/

Definition of Tower of Babel
  • (in the Bible) a tower built in an attempt to reach heaven, which God frustrated by confusing the languages of its builders so that they could not understand one another (Genesis 11:1-9).

Origin:

Babel from Hebrew Bāḇel 'Babylon', from Akkadian bāb ili 'gate of god'

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