List of Hebrew place names
This is a list of traditional Hebrew place names. This list includes:
- Places involved in the history (and beliefs) of Canaanite religion, Abrahamic religion and Hebrew culture and the (pre-Modern or directly associated Modern) Hebrew (and intelligible Canaanite) names given to them.
- Places whose official names include a (Modern) Hebrew form.
- Places whose names originate from the Hebrew language.
All names are in the Hebrew alphabet with niqqud, and academically transliterated into Tiberian vocalization (of the Masoretic Text) and Standard Hebrew.
Format
Names
א Álef
- אֲבַדּוֹן Avaddon, ʼĂḇaddôn. Abaddon; Avadon.
- אֱדוֹם Edom, ʼĔḏôm.
- אוֹפִיר Ofir, ʼÔp̄îr. Ophir.
- אוּר Ur, ʼÛr.
- אוֹשְׁווִיץ Ošviẓ, ʼÔšwîṣ. Oświęcim, Poland; Oshvitz, Auschwitz concentration camp.
- אִי שְׁפָנִים I Šəfanim, ʼÎ-Šəp̄ānîm. Spain (Canaanite name); I Shfanim.
- אַיָּלוֹן Ayyalon, ʼAyyālôn. Ajalon; Ayalon.
- אֵילִיָּה קַפִּיטוֹלִינָה Eliyya Qappitolina, ʼÊliyyāh Qappîṭôlînāh. Aelia Capitolina; Eiliya Kapitolina.
- אֵילַת Elat, ʼÊlạṯ. Elath (ancient); Eilat, Israel (adjacent); Aqaba, Jordan (modern).
- אֶפְרַיִם Efráyim, ʼEp̄ráyim. Ephraim; Efra'im.
- אֶפְרַת Efrat, ʼEp̄rạṯ. Ephrath; Efrat, West Bank.
- אֲרִיאֵל Ariʼel, ʼĂrîʼēl. Ari'el, West Bank.
- אֶרֶךְ Éreḫ, ʼÉreḵ. Erech; Uruk.
- אֲרָם Aram, ʼĂrām.
- אֶרֶץ Éreẓ, ʼÉreṣ. Earth; Eretz.
- אֲרָרָט Ararat, ʼĂrārāṭ.
- אַשְׁדּוֹד Ašdod, ʼAšdôḏ. Ashdod, Israel.
- אַשּׁוּר Aššur, ʼAššûr. Asshur; Assyria; Ashur.
- אַשְׁכֲּנַז Aškanaz, ʼAškănaz. Ashkenaz (Rabbinical name for Germany).
- אַשְׁקְלוֹן Ašqəlon, ʼAšqəlôn. Ashkelon, Israel.
- אָשֵׁר Ašer, ʼĀšēr. Asher.
ב Bet
- בְּאֶר שֶׁבַע Bəʼer Šévaʻ, Bəʼer-Šéḇaʻ. Beersheba, Israel; Be'er Sheva.
- בְּאֵרוֹת Bəʼerot, Bəʼērôṯ. Beeroth; Be'erot; Beirut, Lebanon.
- בָּבֶל Bável, Bāḇel. Babel; Babylon.
- בֵּית אֵל Bet El, Bêṯ-ʼĒl. Beth-el; Bet El, West Bank; Beit El.
- בֵּית לֶחֶם Bet Léḥem, Bêṯ-Léḥem. Bethlehem, West Bank; Bethlehem of Galilee, Israel; Beit Lechem.
- בֵּית שְׁאָן Bet Šəʼan, Bêṯ-Šəʼān. Beit She'an, Israel; Beit She'an.
- בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Bet Šémeš, Bêṯ-Šémeš. Beit Shemesh; Beit Shemesh, Israel; Beit Shemesh.
- בְּנֵי בְּרַק Bəne Bəraq, Bənê-Bərạq. Bene-berak; Bene Beraq, Israel; Bnei Brak.
- בִּנְיָמִין Binyamin, Binyāmîn. Benjamin.
- בָּצְרָה Boẓra, Boṣrāh. Bozrah, Edom; Botzra.
- בְּרוּקְלִין Bəruqlin, Bərûqlîn. Brooklyn, New York.
- בְּתוּאֵל Bətuʼel, Bəṯûʼēl. Bethuel; Betu'el.
ג Gímel
- גְּבַל Gəval, Gəḇạl. Byblos, Lebanon; Geval; Gval.
- גִּבְעוֹן Givʻon, Giḇʻôn, Giḇġôn. Gibeon; Giv'on.
- גִּבְעָתַיִם Givʻatáyim, Giḇʻāṯáyim, Giḇġāṯáyim. Giv'atayim, Israel.
- גָּד Gad, Gāḏ.
- גָּדֵר Gader, Gāḏēr. Cádiz, Spain (Canaanite name).
- גּוֹלָן Golan, Gôlān.
- גִּלְגָּל Gilgal, Gilgāl.
- גָּלִיל Galil, Gālîl. Galilee.
- גִּלְעָד Gilʻad, Gilʻāḏ. Gilead; Gil'ad.
- גַּן עֵדֶן Gan ʻÉden, Gan-ʻḖḏen. Garden of Eden; Gan Eden.
- גְּרָר Gərar, Gərār. Gerar; Grar.
- גֹּשֶׁן Góšen, Gṓšen. Goshen.
- גַּת Gat, Gạṯ. Gath.
ד Dálet
ה Hé
- הֹדּוּ Hoddu, Hōddû. India; Hodu.
- הַר הַבַּיִת Har habBáyit, Har-habBáyiṯ. Temple Mount; Har HaBayit.
- הַר גְּרִזִּים Har Gərizzim, Har-Gərizzîm. Mount Gerizim, West Bank; Har Grizim.
- הַר הַזֵּיתִים Har hazZetim, Har-hazZêṯîm. Mount of Olives, West Bank; Har Zeitim.
- הַר חֶרְמוֹן Har Ḥermon, Har-Ḥermôn. Mount Hermon; Har Hermon; Har Chermon.
- הַר כַּרְמֵל Har Karmel, Har-Karmēl. Mount Carmel, Israel.
- הַר נְבוֹ Har Nəvo, Har-Nəḇô. Mount Nebo, Jordan; Har Nevo.
- הַר פִּסְגָּה Har Pisga, Har-Pisgāh. Mount Pisgah.
- הַר הַצּוֹפִים Har haẓẒofim, Har-haṣṢôp̄îm. Mount Scopus, Israel; Har HaTzofim.
- הֶרְצְלִיָּה Herẓəliyya, Herṣəliyyāh. Herzliya, Israel; Herzliyya; Herzlia.
ו Vav
ז Záyin
ן Zəvulun, Zəḇûlūn. Zebulun; Zevulun; Zvulun.
ח Ḥet
- חֶבְרוֹן Ḥevron, Ḥeḇrôn, Ḫeḇrôn. Hebron, West Bank; Hevron; Chevron.
- חֲוִילָה Ḥavila, Ḥăwîlāh. Havilah; Havila; Chavila.
- חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥêp̄āh. Haifa, Israel.
- חָלָב Ḥalav, Ḥālāḇ. Aleppo, Syria; Halav; Chalav.
- חֹלוֹן Ḥolon, Ḥōlôn, Ḫōlôn. Holon, Israel; Cholon.
- חִמְיָר Ḥimyar, Ḥimyār. Himyar; Chimyar.
- חָרְמָה Ḥorma, Ḥormāh. Hormah; Horma; Chorma.
ט Tet
י Yod
- יֵב Yev, Yēḇ. Elephantine, Egypt.
- יְבוּס Yəvus, Yəḇûs. Jebus; Yevus.
- יַבְנֶה Yavne, Yaḇnẹh. Yavne, Israel.
- יַבֹּק Yabboq, Yabbōq. Jabbok; Yabok.
- יְהוּדָה Yəhuda, Yəhûḏāh. Judah; Judea; Yehuda.
- יָוָן Yavan, Yāwān. Javan; Greece.
- יִזְרָעֵאל Yizraʻel, Yizrāʻêl. Jezreel Valley, Israel; Yizra'el.
- יַם כִּנֶּרֶת Yam Kinnéret, Yam-Kinnéreṯ. Sea of Galilee; Yam Kineret.
- יַם הַמֶּלַח Yam-hamMélaḥ. Dead Sea; Yam HaMelach.
- יָפוֹ Yafo, Yāp̄ô. Japho; Joppa; Jaffa, Israel.
- יָקְנְעָם Yoqnəʻam, Yoqnəʻām. Yokne'am, Israel.
- יַרְדֵּן Yarden, Yardēn. Jordan.
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yərušaláyim, יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Yərûšāláim. Jerusalem; Yerushalayim; Yerushala'im.
- יְרִיחוֹ Yəriḥo, Yərîḥô, Yərîḫô, יְרֵחוֹ Yəreḥo, Yərēḥô, Yərēḫô. Jericho, West Bank; Yericho.
- יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisraʼel, Yiśrāʼēl. Israel; Yisra'el.
- יִשָּׂשׁכָר Yissaḫar, Yiśśâḵār. Issachar; Yissachar.
- יַתְרִיב Yatriv, Yaṯrîḇ. Yathrib, Arabia.
כ Kaf
ל Lámed
מ Mem
מִּים Maʻale Adummim, Maʻălẹh-ʼĂḏummîm. Ma'ale Adumim, West Bank.
נ Nun
- נֹב Nov, Nōḇ. Nob.
- נֶגֶב Négev, Néḡeḇ. Negev, Israel.
- נַהֲרִיָּה Nahariya, Nahăriyyāh. Nahariya, Israel; Nahariyya; Naharia.
- נְוֵה שָׁלוֹם Nəve Šalom, Nəwēh-Šālôm. Oasis of Peace, Israel; Neve Shalom.
- נַחַל שֹׂרֶק Náḥal Sóreq, Náḥal-Śṓreq. Brook of Sorek, Israel; Nachal Sorek.
- נְיוּ יוֹרְקְ Nəyu Yorq, Nəyû-Yôrq. New York.
- נִינְוֶה Ninəve, Nînəwẹh. Nineveh; Mosul, Iraq; Ninve.
- נִמְרוֹד Nimrod, Nimrôḏ.
- נַפְתָּלִי Naftali, Nap̄tālî. Naphtali.
- נָצְרַת Naẓərat, Nāṣərạṯ. Nazareth, Israel; Natzrat.
- נְתַנְיָה Nətanya, Nəṯanyāh. Netanya, Israel.
ס Sámekh
- סְדוֹם Sədom, Səḏôm. Sodom; Sedom; Sdom.
- סִינַי Sinay, Sînạy. Sinai.
- סֻ
כּוֹת Sukkot, Sukkôṯ. Succoth; Sukot.
ע ʻÁyin
- עוּץ ʻUẓ, ʻÛṣ. Uz; Utz.
- עַזָּה ʻAzza, ʻAzzāh, Ġazzāh. Gaza; Azza; Aza.
- עֲזֵקָה ʻAzeqa, ʻĂzēqāh. Azekah; Azeka.
- עֵין גַּנִּים ʻEn Gannim, ʻÊn-gannîm. Jenin, West Bank; Ein Ganim.
- עַכּוֹ ʻAkko, ʻAkkô. Accho; Acre, Israel; Akko; Ako.
- עַמּוֹן ʻAmmon, ʻAmmôn. Ammon; Amon.
- עֲמָלֵק ʻAmaleq, ʻĂmālēq. Amalek.
- עֲמוֹרָה ʻAmora, ʻĂmôrāh, Ġəmôrāh. Gomorrah; Amora.
- עֶצְיוֹן ʻEẓyon Géver, ʻEṣyôn-Géḇer, Ġeṣyôn-Géḇer. Ezion-Geber; Etzion Gever.
- עֶקְרוֹן ʻEqron, ʻEqrôn. Ekron.
- עָרָב ʻArav, ʻĀrāḇ. Arabia; Arav.
- עֲרָבָה ʻArava, ʻĂrāḇāh. Arabah; Arava.
- עֲרָד ʻArad, ʻĂrāḏ. Arad, Israel.
פ Pe
צ Ẓadi
- צְבֹיִים Ẓəvoyim, Ṣəḇōyîm. Zeboiim; Zevoyim; Tzvoyim; Tzvo'im.
- צִידוֹן Ẓidon, Ṣîḏôn. Sidon, Lebanon; Tzidon.
- צִיּוֹן Ẓiyyon, Ṣiyyôn. Zion; Tziyon; Tzion.
- צַנְעָא Ẓanʻa, Ṣanʻâ. Sana'a, Yemen; Tzan'a.
- צְפַת Ẓəfat, Ṣəp̄ạṯ. Zephath; Safed, Israel; Tzfat.
- צִקְלַג Ẓiqlag, Ṣiqlạḡ. Ziklag; Tziklag.
- צֹר Ẓor, Ṣōr. Tyre (Lebanon), Lebanon; Tzor.
- צָרְפַת Ẓarəfat, Ṣārəp̄ạṯ. Sarepta, Lebanon; Zarephath (Rabbinical name for France); Tzarfat.
ק Qof
- קַאיְפֶנְגְּ Qayfeng, Qậyp̄eng. Kaifeng, China.
- קָדֵשׁ Qadeš, Qāḏēš. Kadesh.
- קֵיסַרְיָה Qesarya, Qêsaryāh. Caesarea; Keisarya.
- קַפְרִיסִין Qafrisin, Qap̄rîsîn. Cyprus; Kafrisin.
- הַקְּרָיוֹת HaqQərayot, HaqQərāyôṯ. HaQerayot, Israel; HaQrayot; HaKrayot.
- קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע Qiryat Arbaʻ, Qiryaṯ-ʼArbaʻ. Kirjath-arba; Qiryat Arba, West Bank; Kiryat Arba.
- קִרְיַת אַתָּא Qiryat Atta, Qiryaṯ-ʼAttâ. Qiryat Atta, Israel; Kiryat Ata.
- קִרְיַת בְּיַאלִיק Qiryat Bəyaliq, Qiryaṯ-Bəyậlîq. Qiryat Bialik, Israel; Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Byalik.
- קִרְיַת גַּת Qiryat Gat, Qiryaṯ-Gaṯ. Qiryat Gat, Israel; Kiryat Gat.
- קִרְיַת חַיִּים Qiryat Ḥayyim, Qiryaṯ-Ḥayyîm. Qiryat Chaim, Israel; Kiryat Chaim.
- קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי Qiryat Malʼaḫi, Qiryaṯ-Malʼāḵî. Qiryat Mal'akhi, Israel; Kiryat Mal'achi.
- קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין Qiryat Moẓqin, Qiryaṯ-Môṣqîn. Qiryat Motzkin, Israel; Kiryat Motzkin.
- קְרָקוֹב Qəraqov, Qərāqôḇ. Kraków, Poland; Krakov.
- קֶרֶת חֲדֶשֶׁת Qéret Ḥadéšet, Qéreṯ-Ḥăḏéšeṯ. Carthage (Canaanite name); Keret Hadeshet; Keret Chadeshet.
ר Reš
- רְאוּבֵן Rəʼuven, Rəʼûḇēn. Reuben; Re'uven.
- רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן Rišon LəẒiyyon, Rîšôn-LəṢiyyôn. Rishon LeZion, Israel; Rishon L'Tziyon; Rishon L'Tzion.
- רַבַּת עמּוֹן Rabbat ʻAmmon, Rabbaṯ-ʻAmmôn. Rabbath Ammon; Amman, Jordan; Rabat Amon.
- רוֹמָה Roma, Rômāh. Rome.
- רְחוֹבוֹת Rəḥovot, Rəḥôḇôṯ. Rehoboth; Rehovot, Israel; Rechovot.
- רַמְלָה Ramla, Ramlāh. Ramla, Israel.
- רַעֲנָנָה Raʻanana, Raʻănānāh. Ra'anana, Israel.
ש Šin, Sin
- שַׁאנְגְּחַאי Šangḥay, Šậngḥậy. Shanghai, China.
- שְׁבָא Šəva, Šəḇâ. Sheba; Shva.
- שְׂדֵרוֹת Səderot, Śəḏērôṯ. Sderot, Israel
- שְׁכֶם Šəḫem, Šəḵẹm. Shechem; Nablus, West Bank; Shchem.
- שִׁלֹה Šilo, Šīlōh. Shiloh, West Bank; Shilo.
- שָׁמַיִם Šamáyim, Šāmáyim. Heaven; Shamayim; Shama'im.
- שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻon, Šimʻôn. Simeon; Shim'on.
- שֹׁמְרוֹן Šoməron, Šōmərôn. Samaria; Shomron.
- שְׁפֵלָה Šəfela, Šəp̄ēlāh. Shephelah; Shfela.
- שָׁרוֹן Šaron, Šārôn. Sharon.
ת Tav
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