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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
A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or Spring (hydrology), spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect. ...
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wiktionary:עמק,
:he:עמק,
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...
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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
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
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wiktionary:כרם,
:he:כרם,
vineyard
A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...
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wiktionary:כפר,
:he:כפר,
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
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wiktionary:קריה,
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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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
A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or Spring (hydrology), spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect. ...
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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
Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...
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valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...
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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 subsequent ...
Further reading
*M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", ''
Tyndale Bulletin
The ''Tyndale Bulletin'' is an academic journal published by Tyndale House in Cambridge, England. The publication began life as ''The Tyndale House Bulletin'' in the Summer of 1956, edited by Tyndale House's Librarian Andrew Walls. Sixteen issues o ...
'' 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 ...
''
*Yoel Elitzur
"Toponyms in the Land of Israel" In: ''Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics'', 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778
{{Place name etymologies
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Hebrew toponyms
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