Bible Dictionary

Babylonish

Of, from, or relating to Babylon.

Quick Reference

Total Entries

516

Entry Position

42 of 516

Letter

B

Meaning

Of, from, or relating to Babylon.

Key Scriptures

  • Joshua 7:21
  • 2 Kings 17:24
  • 2 Kings 20:12
  • Isaiah 13:19
  • Jeremiah 50:1-3
  • Daniel 1:1-7
  • Revelation 14:8
  • Revelation 17:5
  • Revelation 18:2

Original Language

Hebrew

בָּבֶל

Babel

Babylon

Greek

Βαβυλών

Babylōn

Babylon

Meaning

Of, from, or relating to Babylon.


Biblical Usage

In Scripture, Babylonish identifies something associated with Babylon. The KJV uses the term in Joshua for a garment that Achan saw among the spoil of Jericho and took for himself.

The term identifies the garment by its connection with Babylon. Babylon itself appears throughout Scripture as the name of an ancient city and kingdom and, in later passages, in symbolic and prophetic contexts.


Key References

  • Joshua 7:21
  • 2 Kings 20:12
  • Isaiah 13:19
  • Jeremiah 50:1-3
  • Daniel 1:1-7
  • Revelation 14:8
  • Revelation 17:5
  • Revelation 18:2

  • Babylon
  • Garment
  • Spoil

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Scriptures

  • Joshua 7:21
  • 2 Kings 17:24
  • 2 Kings 20:12
  • Isaiah 13:19
  • Jeremiah 50:1-3
  • Daniel 1:1-7
  • Revelation 14:8
  • Revelation 17:5
  • Revelation 18:2

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