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

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Beit

Bayit (sometimes)

Beth

Bet

בֵּית, wiktionary:בית, 'house'

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E

Ein

'En

עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, 'spring, fountain'

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Emek

עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, 'valley'

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G

Gan

גַּן, wiktionary:גן, 'garden'

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Giv'at

Givat

Givatayim (dual)

Giv'ot (plural)

גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, 'hill'

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H

Har

הַר, wiktionary:הר, 'mountain'

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I

Illit

עילית, wiktionary:עילית, 'upper'

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K

Kerem

כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, 'vineyard'

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Kfar

כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, 'village'

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Kiryat

Qiryat

קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, 'town'

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M

Ma'ayan

Ma'yan

מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, 'spring, fountain'

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Mishmar

מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:משמר, 'guard'

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N

Nahal

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

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Neve

Neot (plural)

נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: '(place of) residence, abode, oasis'; plural נאות

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R

Ramat

רָמַת, wiktionary:רמה, 'heights, highlands'; plural Ramot

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Ramot

רָמוֹת, 'heights, highlands'; plural of Ramat

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Rosh

רֹאשׁ, wiktionary:ראש, 'head'

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T

Tel

תֵל, wiktionary:תל, 'mound (tell), hill', often in names of archaeological sites

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Tzur

Tsur

צוּר, wiktionary:צור, 'rock, cliff'

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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