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Babylonish

Meaning of “Babylonish”

Belonging to or coming from Babylon.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Joshua 7:21

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The KJV occurrence

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Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 7:21 · retained source text

When I saw among the spoiles a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of siluer, and a wedge of gold of fiftie shekels weight, then I coueted them, and tooke them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tongue

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Pertaining to Babylon, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia, or to the kingdom.

volume 1, leaf 229, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 39)