Meanings
- One of the hills in Jerusalem, where King Solomon built his great temple, which was destroyed twice (the hill ultimately leveled, leaving only the Wailing Wall venerated by Jews) and today an Islamic compound/courtyard enclosing the Foundation Stone atop which sit the Dome of the Rock, and containing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and other Islamic-era structures.
Synonyms: Haram al-Sharif, Noble Sanctuary
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounOne of the hills in Jerusalem, where King Solomon built his great temple, which was destroyed twice (the hill ultimately leveled, leaving only the Wailing Wall venerated by Jews) and today an Islamic compound/courtyard enclosing the Foundation Stone atop which sit the Dome of the Rock, and containing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and other Islamic-era structures.
Translations
Arabic الحرم الشريف
- الحرم الشريفhill of Jerusalem
Dutch Tempelberg
- Tempelberghill of Jerusalem
Finnish Temppelivuori
- Temppelivuorihill of Jerusalem
French Mont du Temple
- Mont du Templehill of Jerusalem
German Tempelberg
- Tempelberghill of Jerusalem
Hebrew הר הבית
- הר הביתhill of Jerusalem
Hindi मंदिर पर्वत
- मंदिर पर्वत (mandir parvat)hill of Jerusalem
Italian Monte del Tempio, Spianata delle Moschee
- Monte del Tempiohill of Jerusalem
- Spianata delle Moscheehill of Jerusalem
Russian Хра́мовая гора́
- Хра́мовая гора́ (Xrámovaja gorá)hill of Jerusalem
Spanish Monte del Templo, Explanada de las Mezquitas
- Monte del Templohill of Jerusalem
- Explanada de las Mezquitashill of Jerusalem
Swedish Tempelberget
- Tempelbergethill of Jerusalem
Cite this entry
Temple Mount. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temple%20Mount
“Temple Mount.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temple%20Mount. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Temple Mount,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temple%20Mount.
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