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wiktionary:בית,
:he:בית,
house
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
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E
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wiktionary:עין,
spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...
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fountain
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wiktionary:עמק,
:he:עמק,
valley
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G
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wiktionary:גן,
:he:גן, "garden"
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wiktionary:גבעה,
:he:גבעה, "hill"
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H
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wiktionary:הר,
:he:הר,
mountain
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K
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wiktionary:כרם,
:he:כרם,
vineyard
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wiktionary:כפר,
:he:כפר,
village
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wiktionary:קריה,
town
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M
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wiktionary:מעיין,
:he:מעיין,
spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...
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fountain
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wiktionary:he:משמר,
:he:משמר (פירושונים), guard
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N
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wiktionary:נחל,
:he:נחל,
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
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wadi, Biblical Hebrew:
valley
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, in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis
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R
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wiktionary:רמה, "heights", "highlands"
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, "heights", "highlands"; plural of
רמה, feminine form of
רם
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wiktionary:ראש, "head"
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T
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wiktionary:תל,
:he:תל, "mound" (
tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites
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wiktionary:צור,
:he:צור, "rock", cliff
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See also
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List of Hebrew place names
This is a list of traditional Hebrew language, Hebrew Toponymy, place names. This list includes:
*Places involved in the history (and beliefs) of Canaanite religion, Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic religion and Hebrews, Hebrew culture and the (pr ...
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Hebraization of Palestinian place names
Hebrew-language names were coined for the place-names of Palestine throughout different periods: under the British Mandate; after the establishment of Israel following the 1948 Palestinian exodus and 1948 Arab–Israeli War; and subsequently ...
Further reading
*M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", ''
Tyndale Bulletin'' Vol. 20, Issue 1, 1969,
*Joseph Jacobs
Place-names ''
Jewish Encyclopedia
''The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day'' is an English-language encyclopedia containing over 15,000 articles on th ...
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*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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