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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
- 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
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