Tower of Babel
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Tower of Babel¹
proper noun the Tower of Babel
- A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.
noun Towers of Babel
- A visionary and impractical plan.
- Alternative letter-case form of tower of Babel
tower of Babel²
Where it comes from
From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
noun towers of Babel · Tower of Babel
- A situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion.
Translations
Every language
name tower erected at Babel
| Español | Torre de Babel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바벨탑, 바벨의 탑 Baber-ui tap |
| 日本語 | バベルの塔 Baberu no tō |
| 中文 | 巴別塔 /巴别塔 Bābiétǎ, 通天塔 Tōngtiāntǎ |
| Português | Torre de Babel |
| Français | tour de Babel |
| Deutsch | Turmbau zu Babel |
| Italiano | Torre di Babele |
| Ελληνικά | Πύργος της Βαβέλ Pýrgos tis Vavél |
| Română | Turnul Babel |
| Русский | Вавило́нская ба́шня Vavilónskaja bášnja |
| العربية | بُرْج بَابِل burj bābil |
| עברית | מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל migdál bavél |
noun situation of confusion due to many languages
| Español | torre de Babel |
|---|---|
| Français | tour de Babel |
| Русский | вавило́нское столпотворе́ние vavilónskoje stolpotvorénije |
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title = {Tower of Babel},
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