Genesis 11:9
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 11Meaning
Babel becomes the narrative name for the place where common speech is confused and the concentrated population is dispersed.
Read carefully
Genesis uses a Hebrew sound association for theological storytelling; it should not be mistaken for a complete academic etymology of Babylon's name.
Reflection
The city meant to secure a human name instead becomes remembered for the limits placed on self-exalting concentration.