Glossary of Hebrew toponyms

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 All pages with titles beginning with Beer All pages with titles beginning with Be'er All pages with titles beginning with Be'erot BeitBayit (sometimes)BethBet בֵּית, wiktionary:בית, 'house' All pages with titles beginning with Beit All pages with titles beginning with Bayit All pages with titles beginning with Beth All pages with titles beginning with Bet == E == Ein'En עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, 'spring, fountain' All pages with titles beginning with Ein All pages with titles beginning with 'En Emek עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, 'valley' All pages with titles beginning with Emek == G == Gan גַּן, wiktionary:גן, 'garden' All pages with titles containing Gan Giv'atGivatGivatayim (dual)Giv'ot (plural) גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, 'hill' All pages with titles beginning with Givat All pages with titles beginning with Giv'at All pages with titles beginning with Giv'ot == H == Har הַר, wiktionary:הר, 'mountain' All pages with titles beginning with Har == I == Illit עילית, wiktionary:עילית, 'upper' All pages with titles containing Illit == K == Kerem כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, 'vineyard' All pages with titles beginning with Kerem Kfar כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, 'village' All pages with titles beginning with Kfar KiryatQiryat קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, 'town' All pages with titles beginning with Kiryat All pages with titles beginning with Qiryat == M == Ma'ayanMa'yan מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, 'spring, fountain' All pages with titles beginning with Ma'ayan All pages with titles beginning with Ma'yan Mishmar מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:משמר, 'guard' All pages with titles beginning with Mishmar == N == Nahal נַחַל, wiktionary:נחל, stream, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: 'valley' All pages with titles beginning with Nahal All pages with titles beginning with Nachal Neve Neot (plural) נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: '(place of) residence, abode, oasis'; plural נאות All pages with titles beginning with Neve All pages with titles beginning with Neot == Q == Qiryat: see Kiryat == R == Ramat רָמַת, wiktionary:רמה, 'heights, highlands'; plural Ramot All pages with titles beginning with Ramat Ramot רָמוֹת, 'heights, highlands'; plural of Ramat All pages with titles beginning with Ramot Rosh רֹאשׁ, wiktionary:ראש, 'head' All pages with titles beginning with Rosh == T == Tel תֵל, wiktionary:תל, 'mound (tell), hill', often in names of archaeological sites All pages with titles beginning with Tel TzurTsur צוּר, wiktionary:צור, 'rock, cliff' All pages with titles beginning with Tzur 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.

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