Biblical Hebrew Place Names

These names appear in the Hebrew Bible. See also about biblical names.

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Description

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Syllables

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Pattern

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- example: *oo* will match names which contain oo
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(c) will match a consonant
(k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster
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ARARAT אֲרָרָט (Mountain) Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Near Eastern
From the name of the ancient kingdom of Urartu. This is the name of a mountain in Turkey (formerly part of Armenia).

BEIT-'EL בֵּית־אֵל (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of BETHEL.

BEIT-LECHEM בֵּית־לֶחֶם (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of BETHLEHEM.

DAMMESEQ דַּמֶּשֶׂק (Settlement) Ancient Aramaic, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Aramaic and Hebrew form of DAMASCUS.

'EDEN עֵדֶן (Region) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of EDEN.

EREKH אֶרֶכְ (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Form of URUK used in the Hebrew Bible.

HAREL הַרְאֵל (Other) Biblical Hebrew
Means "altar, mountain of God" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Old Testament this name is applied to the altar in the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 43:15).

KARMEL כַּרְמֶל (Mountain) Biblical Hebrew
Means "garden, vineyard" in Hebrew. This is the name of a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament.

LECHI לֶחִי (Region) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of LEHI.

MORIAH מֹרִיָה (Mountain) Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both the place where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which Solomon builds the temple.

NINEWEH נִינְוֶה (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NINEVEH.

SELA' סֶלַע (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SELA.

SHARON שָׁרוֹן (Region) Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "plain" in Hebrew, referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel.

TEMAN תֵּימָן (Settlement) Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew. This is an Edomite town in the Old Testament, supposedly named for a grandson of Esau.

TERACH תָּרַח (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of TARAH.

YARDEN יַרְדֵן (River) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of JORDAN.

YERICHO יְרִיחוֹ (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JERICHO.

YERUSHALAYIM יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Settlement) Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew form of JERUSALEM.

YISRA'EL יִשְׂרָאֵל (Country) Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISRAEL.