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 timesAppears 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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