Tavor
תָּבוֹר
- Gender: Male
- Origin: Modern Hebrew
- Meaning: a mountain
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Tavor is the Hebrew name for Mount Tabor, a striking, dome-shaped mountain in the Lower Galilee that has been a landmark in the landscape of Israel for millennia. It appears in the Bible as the site of Deborah and Barak's victory, giving it a legacy of courage and triumph. As a baby name, Tavor channels that rugged Galilean beauty into something personal and wearable.
Say it out loud and you will hear the sturdiness — those consonant-rich syllables feel instantly strong and grounded. It connects a child to one of Israel's most beautiful landscapes without being an obvious or overused place name. Unmistakably rooted in the land of Israel, with a sound that could hold its own anywhere.
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Potential Sibling Name:
Kinneret,Leuma,Yarkon,Gilad
- Theme: Israel
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