יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם

ye.ru.sha.laimNounH3389

Jerusalem

From: 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;

Short Definition

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

566 times

Appears 566 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Chronicles
114
Jeremiah
97
2 Kings
53
Isaiah
46
Zechariah
33

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:4
  • 2 Chronicles 30:21
  • 2 Samuel 15:29
  • Isaiah 62:6
  • Joshua 10:23

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