ba.vel names Babylon as a kingdom, province, city, and destination in the supplied Aramaic passages.

The noun consistently names Babylon: it identifies the king and wise men associated with it, its province and administration, and the location to which people, vessels, and archival records are connected.

1. Babylon as a named political and geographic place · dominant

   The proper noun identifies people and offices connected with the place: in Daniel 2:48 the APB renders Daniel as ruler over the province and chief over the wise men of Babylon, while Daniel 7:1 identifies Belshazzar as its king. It also marks a destination or location: in Ezra 5:12 the APB renders people as carried away there, and in Ezra 5:14 locates a temple there containing vessels brought from Jerusalem.

   Daniel 2:48Daniel 7:1Ezra 5:12Ezra 5:14Ezra 5:17Ezra 6:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the name as "Babylon," including phrases such as "province of Babylon" and "king of Babylon." In Ezra 6:1 and Ezra 6:5 it uses "Babel" instead; These English forms are treated as verse-level presentation rather than separate lexical senses.