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Glossary of Hebrew toponyms#Nahal

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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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{{anchor|Beer}}{{term|Be'er, Beer, plural: Be'erot}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|בְּאֵר}}, wiktionary:באר, :he:באר, well

  • {{startswith|Beer}}
  • {{startswith|Be'er}}
  • {{startswith|Be'erot}}

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{{anchor|Beit}}{{term|Beit, sometimes Bayit, Beth, Bet}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|בֵּית}}, wiktionary:בית, :he:בית, house

  • {{startswith|Beit}}
  • {{startswith|Bayit}}
  • {{startswith|Beth}}
  • {{startswith|Bet}}

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E

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{{anchor|Ein}}{{term|Ein, 'En}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|עַיִן}}, wiktionary:עין, spring, fountain

  • {{startswith|Ein}}
  • {{startswith|'En}}

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{{anchor|Emek}}{{term|Emek}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|עֵמֶק}}, wiktionary:עמק, :he:עמק, valley

  • {{startswith|Emek}}

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G

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{{anchor|Gan}}{{term|Gan}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|גַּן}}, wiktionary:גן, :he:גן, "garden"

  • {{intitle|Gan}}

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{{anchor|Givat}}{{term|Giv'at, Givat, dual: Givatayim, pl.: Giv'ot}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|גִּבְעַת}}, wiktionary:גבעה, :he:גבעה, "hill"

  • {{startswith|Givat}}
  • {{startswith|Giv'at}}
  • {{startswith|Giv'ot}}

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H

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{{anchor|Har}}{{term|Har}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|הַר}}, wiktionary:הר, :he:הר, mountain

  • {{startswith|Har}}

}}

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I

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{{anchor|Illit}}{{term|Illit}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|עילית}}, wiktionary:עילית, "upper"

  • {{intitle|Illit}}

}}

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K

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{{anchor|Kerem}}{{term|Kerem}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|כֶּרֶם}}, wiktionary:כרם, :he:כרם, vineyard

  • {{startswith|Kerem}}

}}

{{anchor|Kfar}}{{term|Kfar}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|כְּפַר}}, wiktionary:כפר, :he:כפר, village

  • {{startswith|Kfar}}

}}

{{anchor|Kiryat}}{{term|Kiryat, Qiryat}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|קִרְיַת}}, wiktionary:קריה, town

  • {{startswith|Kiryat}}
  • {{startswith|Qiryat}}

}}

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M

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{{anchor|Ma'ayan}}{{term|Ma'ayan, Ma'yan}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|מעיין}}, wiktionary:מעיין, :he:מעיין, spring, fountain

  • {{startswith|Ma'ayan}}
  • {{startswith|Ma'yan}}

}}

{{anchor|Mishmar}}{{term|Mishmar}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|מִשְׁמַר}}, wiktionary:he:משמר, :he:משמר (פירושונים), guard

  • {{startswith|Mishmar}}

}}

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N

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{{anchor|Nahal}}{{term|Nahal}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|נַחַל}}, wiktionary:נחל, :he:נחל, stream, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: valley

  • {{startswith|Nahal}}
  • {{startswith|Nachal}}

}}

{{anchor|Neve}}{{term|Neve}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|נְוֵה, נוה}}, in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis (plural {{langx|he|נאות|neot}})

  • {{startswith|Neve}}
  • {{startswith|Neot}}

}}

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R

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{{anchor|Ramat}}{{term|Ramat}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|רָמַת}}, wiktionary:רמה, "heights", "highlands"

  • {{startswith|Ramat}}

}}

{{anchor|Ramot}}{{term|Ramot}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|רָמוֹת}}, "heights", "highlands"; plural of רמה, feminine form of רם

  • {{startswith|Ramot}}

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{{anchor|Rosh}}{{term|Rosh}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|רֹאשׁ}}, wiktionary:ראש, "head"

  • {{startswith|Rosh}}

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T

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{{anchor|Tel}}{{term|Tel}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|תֵל}}, wiktionary:תל, :he:תל, "mound" (tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites

  • {{startswith|Tel}}

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{{anchor|Tzur}}{{term|Tzur, Tsur}}

{{defn|{{langx|he|צוּר}}, wiktionary:צור, :he:צור, "rock", cliff

  • {{startswith|Tzur}}
  • {{startswith|Tsur}}

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See also

Further reading

  • M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", Tyndale Bulletin Vol. 20, Issue 1, 1969, {{doi|10.53751/001c.30678}}
  • Joseph Jacobs, [https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12199-place-names Place-names], Jewish Encyclopedia
  • Yoel Elitzur, [https://www.academia.edu/11743775/Toponyms_in_the_Land_of_Israel "Toponyms in the Land of Israel"], In: Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778

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