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  • The glossary of Hebrew toponyms gives translations of Hebrew terms commonly found as components in Hebrew toponyms.

    B

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    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

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    Ein, 'En
    Hebrew: עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, spring, fountain
    Emek
    Hebrew: עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, he:עמק, valley

    G

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    Gan
    Hebrew: גַּן, wiktionary:גן, he:גן, "garden"
    Giv'at, Givat, pl.: Giv'ot
    Hebrew: גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, he:גבעה, "hill"

    H

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

    K

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    Kerem
    Hebrew: כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, he:כרם, vineyard
    Kfar
    Hebrew: כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, he:כפר, village
    Kiryat, Qiryat
    Hebrew: קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, town

    M

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    Ma'ayan, Ma'yan
    Hebrew: מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, he:מעיין, spring, fountain
    Mishmar
    Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:he:משמר, he:משמר (פירושונים), guard

    N

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    Nahal
    Hebrew: נַחַל, wiktionary:נחל, he:נחל, stream, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: valley
    Neve
    Hebrew: נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis (plural Hebrew: נאות, romanizedneot)

    R

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    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

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    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

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    Further reading

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