What does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם · Ἱεροσόλυμα mean in the Bible?
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם · Ἱεροσόλυμα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city chosen as covenant center".
Hebrew · H3389, G2414
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine · Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
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יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם H3389 Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine
Pronunciation yĕrûšāliam
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Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Pronunciation Hierosólyma
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What does יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) mean in the Bible?
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם · Ἱεροσόλυμα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city chosen as covenant center".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3389, G2414?
H3389, G2414 is connected to 643 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city chosen as covenant center
Strong's H3389, G2414
Lexical occurrences 643 verses Source Gloss
city chosen as covenant center
Word Origins
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Ἱεροσόλυμα Hierosólyma G2414 LXX equivalent Greek
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalḗm G2419 LXX equivalent Greek
Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם yĕrûšāliam H3389 Related Hebrew
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain