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: בְּאֵר, באר, he:באר, well Beit, sometimes Bayit, Beth, Bet: בֵּית, בית, he:בית, house

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

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

H
Har: הַר, הר, he:הר, mountain

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

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

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

R
Ramat: רָמַת, רמה, "heights", "highlands" Ramot: רָמוֹת, "heights", "highlands"; plural of רמה, feminine form of רם Rosh: רֹאשׁ, ראש, "head"

T
Tel: תֵל, תל, he:תל, "mound" (tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites Tzur, Tsur: צוּר, צור, he:צור, "rock", cliff