Earth: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

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

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

G

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

H

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

K

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

M

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

N

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

R

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

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

Further reading

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