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Glossary of Hebrew toponyms

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

B

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Be'er, Beer, plural: Be'erot
Hebrew: בְּאֵר, wiktionary:באר, he:באר, well
Beit, sometimes Bayit, Beth, Bet
Hebrew: בֵּית, wiktionary:בית, he:בית, house

E

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Ein, 'En
Hebrew: עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, spring, fountain
Emek
Hebrew: עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, he:עמק, valley

G

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Gan
Hebrew: גַּן, wiktionary:גן, he:גן, "garden"
Giv'at, Givat, pl.: Giv'ot
Hebrew: גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, he:גבעה, "hill"

H

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Har
Hebrew: הַר, wiktionary:הר, he:הר, mountain

K

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Kerem
Hebrew: כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, he:כרם, vineyard
Kfar
Hebrew: כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, he:כפר, village
Kiryat, Qiryat
Hebrew: קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, town

M

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Ma'ayan, Ma'yan
Hebrew: מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, he:מעיין, spring, fountain
Mishmar
Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:he:משמר, he:משמר (פירושונים), guard

N

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Nahal
Hebrew: נַחַל, wiktionary:נחל, he:נחל, stream, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: valley
Neve
Hebrew: נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis (plural Hebrew: נאות, romanizedneot)

R

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Ramat
Hebrew: רָמַת, wiktionary:רמה, "heights", "highlands"
Ramot
Hebrew: רָמוֹת, "heights", "highlands"; plural of רמה, feminine form of רם
Rosh
Hebrew: רֹאשׁ, wiktionary:ראש, "head"

T

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Tel
Hebrew: תֵל, wiktionary:תל, he:תל, "mound" (tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites
Tzur, Tsur
Hebrew: צוּר, wiktionary:צור, he:צור, "rock", cliff

See also

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Further reading

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  • M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", Tyndale Bulletin Vol. 20, Issue 1, 1969, doi:10.53751/001c.30678
  • Joseph Jacobs, Place-names, Jewish Encyclopedia
  • Yoel Elitzur, "Toponyms in the Land of Israel", In: Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778