יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם
ye.ru.sha.laim
“Jerusalem”
Definition
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390 (יְרוּשָׁלֵם))); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 (יָרָה) and H7999 (שָׁלַם); founded peaceful;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם appears 566 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.
So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen;they will never be silent day or night.You who call on the LORDshall take no rest for yourselves,
So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
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