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Glossary of Hebrew toponyms

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This glossary gives translations of Hebrew terms commonly found as components in Hebrew toponyms.

B

Be'er Beer Be'erot (plural)

בְּאֵר, wiktionary:באר, 'well'; plural בְּאֵרוֹת

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BeitBayit (sometimes)BethBet

בֵּית, wiktionary:בית, 'house'

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E

Ein'En

עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, 'spring, fountain'

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Emek

עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, 'valley'

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G

Gan

גַּן, wiktionary:גן, 'garden'

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Giv'atGivatGivatayim (dual)Giv'ot (plural)

גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, 'hill'

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H

Har

הַר, wiktionary:הר, 'mountain'

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I

Illit

עילית, wiktionary:עילית, 'upper'

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K

Kerem

כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, 'vineyard'

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Kfar

כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, 'village'

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KiryatQiryat

קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, 'town'

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M

Ma'ayanMa'yan

מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, 'spring, fountain'

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Mishmar

מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:משמר, 'guard'

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N

Nahal

נַחַל, wiktionary:נחל, stream, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: 'valley'

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Neve Neot (plural)

נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: '(place of) residence, abode, oasis'; plural נאות

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Q

Qiryat: see Kiryat

R

Ramat

רָמַת, wiktionary:רמה, 'heights, highlands'; plural Ramot

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Ramot

רָמוֹת, 'heights, highlands'; plural of Ramat

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Rosh

רֹאשׁ, wiktionary:ראש, 'head'

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T

Tel

תֵל, wiktionary:תל, 'mound (tell), hill', often in names of archaeological sites

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TzurTsur

צוּר, wiktionary:צור, 'rock, cliff'

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See also

List of Hebrew place names

Hebraization of Palestinian place names

Further reading

M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", Tyndale Bulletin Vol. 20, Issue 1, 1969, doi:10.53751/001c.30678

Joseph Jacobs, Place-names, Jewish Encyclopedia

Elitzur, Yoel (2013-08-01). "Toponyms in the Land of Israel". In Khan, Geoffrey (ed.). Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics. Vol. 3. Leiden: Brill. p.

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