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

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"

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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

• 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

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