"תל אביב" meaning in Hebrew

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Proper name

IPA: /tel(ʔ)a.ˈviv/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /teːl ʔɔːˈviːv/ [Tiberian-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-תל אביב.wav Forms: תֵּל ־אָבִיב [canonical], tel 'avív
Etymology: From תֵּל (tel, “hill, mound, archaeological site”) and אָבִיב (avív, “spring, ripening”), the title used by Sokolow for his Hebrew translation of Herzl's Altneuland (literally "Old New Land"), originally from a toponym found in Ezekiel 3:15. Probably identical to Akkadian 𒇯 𒀀𒁍𒁉𒅎 (tīl abībim, “hill of ruins left from the waters of the flood”). Etymology templates: {{cog|akk|tīl abībim|𒇯 𒀀𒁍𒁉𒅎|t=hill of ruins left from the waters of the flood|tr=tīl abībim}} Akkadian 𒇯 𒀀𒁍𒁉𒅎 (tīl abībim, “hill of ruins left from the waters of the flood”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|tr=tel 'avív|wv=תֵּל־אָבִיב}} תֵּל־אָבִיב • (tel 'avív) f
  1. Tel Aviv (a city in Israel, that later merged with Jaffa to form Tel Aviv-Yafo) Categories (place): Cities in Israel, Places in Israel
    Sense id: en-תל_אביב-he-name-5cBtjC-A
  2. (by extension) Contraction of תֵּל אָבִיב יָפוֹ (tel avív yafó). Tel Aviv-Yafo (a city in central Israel) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, contraction Alternative form of: תֵּל אָבִיב יָפוֹ (extra: (tel avív yafó). Tel Aviv-Yafo (a city in central Israel)) Categories (place): Cities in Israel, Places in Israel
    Sense id: en-תל_אביב-he-name-FW7TFwsI Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 33 45 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 47 11 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 44 15 9
  3. (by extension) Tel Aviv (a district in central Israel) Tags: broadly Categories (place): Districts of Israel, Places in Israel
    Sense id: en-תל_אביב-he-name-ia2I2M6S
  4. a city in Babylon, the home of the prophet Ezekiel, located on the river Chebar (probably a branch of the Euphrates)
    Sense id: en-תל_אביב-he-name-Uw2ETRTD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: תל אביבי, ת״א
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