| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Afik (Aphik)
אֲפִיק | Aphik was a city in the land of Asher: "Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho nor the inhabitants of Zidon nor of Ahlab nor of Achzib nor of Helbah nor of Aphik nor of Rehob" (Judges 1, 31). "אֲפִיק" is the construct form of the word "אָפִיק" (afik, "riverbed"). In modern pronunciation, the construct form of this word sounds exactly like its absolute form. |  |
Agam
אֲגַם | Lake, pond. |  |
Arava (Arabah)
עֲרָבָה | Savanna, prairie; desert; willow tree; a geographical region in Israel, near the Jordan river: "The plain (=Arabah) also and Jordan and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea under Ashdoth pisgah eastward" (Deuteronomy 3, 17). | |
Eshed
אֶשֶׁד | Rapid; waterfall. | |
Gaia (Gaya)
גַּאיָה | "Gaia" is the greek word for "earth", or "land". It is also the name of the Goddess of Earth. | |
Geva
גֶּבַע | Hill. Geva (Geba) is the name of two differen cities - one in the land of Benjamin and one in the land of Judah: "And king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah" (1 Kings 15, 22). | |
Givon (Giv'on)
גִּבְעוֹן | The name "Givon" is derived of the word "גֶּבַע" (geva) or "גבעה" (giv'a), which means "hill". Givon (Gibeon) is the name of a city in the land of Benjamin. | |
Guy (Gay)
גַּיְא | Valley. | |
Jubal (Yuval)
יוּבַל | Stream, creek. | |
Maayan (Ma'ayan)
מַעֲיָן | Spring, fountain. | |
Ofek (Ophek)
אֹפֶק (אופק) | Horizon. | |
Peleg
פֶּלֶג | Brook, creek, stream; section, faction. | |
Rama
רָמָה | As an adjective, the word "רמה" (rama) means "high", "tall" or "exalted". As a noun, it means "height" (the georaphical term) or "plateau". | |
Sela
סֶלַע | Rock. | |
Zur (Tzur, Tsur)
צוּר | Big rock. | |