Glossary of Hebrew toponyms

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

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• All pages with titles beginning with Be'erot

Beit, sometimes Bayit, Beth, Bet

Hebrew: בֵּית, wiktionary:בית, he:בית, house

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E

Ein, 'En

Hebrew: עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, spring, fountain

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• All pages with titles beginning with 'En

Emek

Hebrew: עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, he:עמק, valley

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G

Gan

Hebrew: גַּן, wiktionary:גן, he:גן, "garden"

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Giv'at, Givat, pl.: Giv'ot

Hebrew: גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, he:גבעה, "hill"

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H

Har

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

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K

Kerem

Hebrew: כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, he:כרם, vineyard

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Kfar

Hebrew: כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, he:כפר, village

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Kiryat, Qiryat

Hebrew: קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, town

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M

Ma'ayan, Ma'yan

Hebrew: מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, he:מעיין, spring, fountain

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Mishmar

Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:he:משמר, he:משמר (פירושונים), guard

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N

Nahal

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

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Neve

Hebrew: נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis

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R

Ramat

Hebrew: רָמַת, wiktionary:רמה, "heights", "highlands"

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Ramot

Hebrew: רָמוֹת, "heights", "highlands"; plural of רמה, feminine form of רם

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Rosh

Hebrew: רֹאשׁ, wiktionary:ראש, "head"

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T

Tel

Hebrew: תֵל, wiktionary:תל, he:תל, "mound" (tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites

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Tzur, Tsur

Hebrew: צוּר, wiktionary:צור, he:צור, "rock", cliff

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• All pages with titles beginning with Tsur

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
• Yoel Elitzur, "Toponyms in the Land of Israel", In: Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778