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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

, wiktionary:עין, spring, fountain * * , wiktionary:עמק, :he:עמק, valley *


G

, wiktionary:גן, :he:גן, "garden" * , wiktionary:גבעה, :he:גבעה, "hill" * * *


H

, wiktionary:הר, :he:הר, mountain *


K

, wiktionary:כרם, :he:כרם, vineyard * , wiktionary:כפר, :he:כפר, village * , wiktionary:קריה, town * *


M

, wiktionary:מעיין, :he:מעיין, spring, fountain * * , wiktionary:he:משמר, :he:משמר (פירושונים), guard *


N

, 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 ...
, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: valley * * , in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis *


R

, wiktionary:רמה, "heights", "highlands" * , "heights", "highlands"; plural of רמה, feminine form of רם * , wiktionary:ראש, "head" *


T

, wiktionary:תל, :he:תל, "mound" ( tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites * , wiktionary:צור, :he:צור, "rock", cliff * *


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
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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 ...
'' *Yoel Elitzur
"Toponyms in the Land of Israel"
In: ''Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics'', 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778 {{Place name etymologies Toponymy Geography-related lists Hebrew toponyms Hebrew toponyms * Hebrew language