Bible Dictionary: Babe

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Used of children generally (Matthew 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Romans 2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1 Corinthians 3:1; Hebrews 5:13; 1 Peter 2:2). In Isaiah 3:4 the word "babes" refers to a succession of weak and wicked princes who reigned over Judah from the death of Josiah downward to the destruction of Jerusalem.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.

2. (n.) A doll for children.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BABE

bab:

(1) na`ar; pais of a male infant 3 months old (Exodus 2:6) translated elsewhere "boy" or "lad."

(2) `olel, ta`alulim, in the general sense of "child" (Psalm 8:2; Psalm 17:14 Isaiah 3:4).

(3) brephos an unborn or newborn child (King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of Luke 1:41, 44; Luke 2:12, 16 1 Peter 2:2 and the Revised Version (British and American) of Luke 18:15 [AV "infants"]; Acts 7:19 [King James Version, "young children"] and 2 Timothy 3:15 [King James Version, "child"]).

(4) nepios = (Latin infans) "a child that cannot speak." (King James and the Revised Version (British and American) of Matthew 11:25; Matthew 21:16 Luke 10:21 Romans 2:20 1 Corinthians 3:1; Hebrews 5:13) the same word is translated "child," plural "children" (in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of 1 Corinthians 13:11 Galatians 4:1, 3 Ephesians 4:14) the verb nepiazete is translated in the King James Version "be ye children" and in the Revised Version (British and American) "be ye babes" (1 Corinthians 14:20). Nepios is used metaphorically of those who are like children, of simple and single minds, as opposed to the "wise and understanding" (Matthew 11:25 = Luke 10:21; compare 1 Corinthians 14:20). "Babes in Christ" are men of little spiritual growth, carnal as opposed to spiritual (1 Corinthians 3:1; compare Hebrews 5:13 Ephesians 4:14). Nepios is also used of a child as a minor or infant in the eye of the law (Galatians 4:1, 3).

T. Rees

Greek

1025. brephos -- an unborn or a newborn child
... unborn or a newborn child. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: brephos
Phonetic Spelling: (bref'-os) Short Definition: infant, babe Definition: infant ...
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3515. nepiazo -- to be an infant
... be a child. From nepios; to act as a babe, ie (figuratively) innocently -- be a
child. see GREEK nepios. (nepiazete) -- 1 Occurrence. 3514, 3515. ...
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3516. nepios -- an infant, fig. a simple-minded or immature person
... ne- (implying negation) and epos; not speaking, ie An infant (minor); figuratively,
a simple-minded person, an immature Christian -- babe, child (+ -ish). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5768. olel -- a child
... babe, young child, infant, little one. Or lolal {o-lawl'}; from uwl; a suckling --
babe, (young) child, infant, little one. see HEBREW uwl. 5767b, 5768. ...
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8586. taalulim -- wantonness, caprice
... babe, delusion. From alal; caprice (as a fit coming on), ie Vexation; concretely
a tyrant -- babe, delusion. see HEBREW alal. 8585b, 8586. taalulim. 8587 . ...
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5288. naar -- a boy, lad, youth, retainer
... 38), young people (1), youth (14), youths (2). babe, boy, child, damsel,
lad, servant, young man. From na'ar; (concretely) a boy (as ...
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5764. ul -- a sucking child, suckling
... child (1). sucking child, infant. From uwl; a babe -- sucking child, infant.
see HEBREW uwl. 5763, 5764. ul. 5765 . Strong's Numbers.
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7728. shobeb -- turning back, apostate
... 7727, 7728. shobeb. 7729 . turning back, apostate. Transliteration: shobeb
Phonetic Spelling: (sho-babe') Short Definition: apostate. ...
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7988. shilyah -- afterbirth
... young one. Feminine from shalah; a fetus or babe (as extruded in birth) -- young
one. see HEBREW shalah. 7987, 7988. shilyah. 7989 . Strong's Numbers.
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5759. avil -- a young boy
... young child, little one. From uwl; a babe -- young child, little one. see
HEBREW uwl. 5758, 5759. avil. 5760 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Burning Babe
... BIBLE STORIES AND RELIGIOUS CLASSICS THE BURNING BABE. As I in hoary winter's
night stood shivering in the snow, Surprised I was ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the burning babe.htm

The Babe in the Bulrushes
The Babe in the Bulrushes. <. The Babe in the Bulrushes Amy Steedman.
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Juliet Sutherland ...
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Sleep, Holy Babe
... No. 14 Sleep, Holy Babe. CHRISTMAS Sleep, Holy Babe (For additional Christmas
Hymns see Hymns Nos.126 [USD] 127 and Latin Hymns). Tr. Rev. ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 14 sleep holy babe.htm

The Burning Babe
... Book First X THE BURNING BABE. R. Southwell. ... And lifting up a fearful eye to view
what fire was near,. A pretty Babe all burning bright, did in the air appear; ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/x the burning babe.htm

The Story of Jesus, the Babe of Bethlehem
... THE STORY OF JESUS, THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM. Soon after the time when John the
Baptist was born, Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth had a dream. ...
/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of jesus the.htm

The Babe that I Carry Carries Me, Saith Mary, and He Has Lowered ...
... Hymn XII. The Babe that I carry carries me, saith Mary, and He has lowered His wings,
and taken and placed me between His pinions, and mounted into the air. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xii the babe that.htm

A Babe in Christ.
... A BABE IN CHRIST. JOHN SUDLOW was born of religious parents, in the county
of Middlesex, whose care was to instill spiritual principles ...
/.../wesley/stories of boys and girls who loved the saviour/a babe in christ.htm

The Babe in the Bulrushes
The Babe in the Bulrushes. <. ... Title Page. THE BABE IN THE BULRUSHES. By AMY
STEEDMAN. [Illustration: The baby Moses in the bulrushes.]. [Illustration]. ...
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What Covenant of God the New-Born Babe Breaks. What was the Value ...
... Book II. Chapter 24 [XI.]"What Covenant of God the New-Born Babe Breaks.
What Was the Value of Circumcision. But let him inform ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 24 xi what covenant of.htm

A Lullaby
... Sweet baby, then forbear to weep; Be still, my babe; sweet baby, sleep. ... Sweet baby,
then forbear to weep; Be still, my babe; sweet baby, sleep. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/clvi a lullaby.htm

Thesaurus

Babe (15 Occurrences)
... baby. 2. (n.) A doll for children. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BABE. bab ...
Rees. Multi-Version Concordance Babe (15 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Useless (47 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was
thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made ...
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Thinking (58 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was
thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made ...
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Reasoning (37 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was
thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made ...
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Leapt (2 Occurrences)
... Leapt (2 Occurrences). Luke 1:41 and as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting,
the babe leapt within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, (WEY) ...
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Manger (7 Occurrences)
... (KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. ...
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Salutation (6 Occurrences)
... Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,
the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost ...
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Within (400 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV). Luke 1:41 and as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe leapt
within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, (WEY). ...
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Homage (51 Occurrences)
... Matthew 2:11 So they entered the house; and when they saw the babe with His mother
Mary, they prostrated themselves and did Him homage, and opening their ...
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Nativity (9 Occurrences)
... Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of
an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born. ...
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Bible Concordance

Babe (15 Occurrences)

Matthew 2:9 After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.
(WEY)

Matthew 2:11 So they entered the house; and when they saw the babe with His mother Mary, they prostrated themselves and did Him homage, and opening their treasure-chests offered gifts to Him--gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
(WEY)

Matthew 2:13 When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."
(WEY)

Matthew 2:14 So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt.
(WEY)

Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

John 16:21 A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;
(YLT)

Galatians 4:1 And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant -- being lord of all,
(YLT)

2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
(ASV YLT)

Hebrews 5:13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Exodus 2:6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
(KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Isaiah 3:12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Babe

Related Terms

Useless (47 Occurrences)

Thinking (58 Occurrences)

Reasoning (37 Occurrences)

Leapt (2 Occurrences)

Manger (7 Occurrences)

Salutation (6 Occurrences)

Within (400 Occurrences)

Homage (51 Occurrences)

Nativity (9 Occurrences)