What does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) mean in the Bible?
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine".
Hebrew · H3389
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine
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יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם H3389
Pronunciation yĕrûšāliam
What does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) mean in the Bible?
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3389?
The BSB source-word alignment has 643 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in Jerusalem (166), Jerusalem (140), of Jerusalem (125), to Jerusalem (57), and Jerusalem (48).
Where does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 10:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (127), Jeremiah (107), 2 Kings (63), Isaiah (49).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in Jerusalem 166× Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21, 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 9:13
Jerusalem 140× Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:28, 2 Samuel 19:19, 2 Samuel 20:7
of Jerusalem 125× Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23
to Jerusalem 57× Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 8:7, 2 Samuel 10:14
and Jerusalem 48× 2 Kings 18:22, 2 Kings 23:1, 1 Chronicles 6:15, 2 Chronicles 2:7
from Jerusalem 27× 2 Samuel 5:13, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 19:25, 1 Kings 2:41
O Jerusalem 13× Psalms 116:19, Psalms 122:2, Psalms 137:5, Psalms 147:12
and in Jerusalem 12× 2 Samuel 5:5, 2 Kings 21:7, 2 Kings 23:24, 2 Chronicles 26:15
at Jerusalem 9× 1 Kings 12:27, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Chronicles 36:23, Ezra 1:2
[there] 5× Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21, 2 Chronicles 30:26, Jeremiah 36:9
against Jerusalem 3× Judges 1:8, 2 Kings 16:5, Nehemiah 4:8
as common in Jerusalem 3× 1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
for Jerusalem 3× Nehemiah 2:12, Ezekiel 21:22, Zechariah 1:14
she was from Jerusalem 3× 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 24:8, 2 Chronicles 25:1
is in Jerusalem 2× Ezra 1:3, Isaiah 31:9
that Jerusalem 2× 2 Kings 19:10, Isaiah 37:10
. . . 1× Jeremiah 38:28
[and] Jerusalem 1× Isaiah 64:10
[She arrived] in Jerusalem 1× 2 Chronicles 9:1
{into exile} from Jerusalem 1× Jeremiah 27:20
and for Jerusalem’s 1× Isaiah 62:1
and let Jerusalem 1× Jeremiah 51:50
and to Jerusalem 1× Jeremiah 4:11
as Jerusalem 1× Song Of Solomon 6:4
In Jerusalem, then 1× Jeremiah 34:6
into Jerusalem 1× Nehemiah 13:15
is Jerusalem 1× Ezekiel 23:4
it to Jerusalem 1× 1 Samuel 17:54
Jerusalem [fell] 1× Psalms 137:7
Jerusalem {strong} 1× 1 Kings 15:4
Jerusalem itself 1× Micah 1:9
Jerusalem) 1× Judges 19:10
on Jerusalem 1× 2 Chronicles 12:7
over Jerusalem 1× Isaiah 66:13
So Jerusalem 1× Zechariah 14:11
the people of Jerusalem 1× Jeremiah 1:3
Then Jerusalem 1× Zechariah 8:3
those of Jerusalem 1× Isaiah 10:10
were in Jerusalem 1× 2 Chronicles 32:9
when Jerusalem 1× Zechariah 7:7
Why does Jerusalem 1× Jeremiah 8:5
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 10:1 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם to of Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:3 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם to of Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:5 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם to of Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:23 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם to of Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 12:10 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ to of Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 15:8 יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם to Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 15:63 יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם to in Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 15:63 בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם to [there] Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 18:28 יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ to Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 1:7 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם to to Jerusalem Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 10:1
Aligned rows 643
Books represented 26
Joshua 9 Judges 5 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 30 1 Kings 29 2 Kings 63 1 Chronicles 24 2 Chronicles 127 Ezra 25 Nehemiah 38 Esther 1 Psalms 17 Ecclesiastes 5 Song Of Solomon 8 Isaiah 49 Jeremiah 107 Lamentations 7 Ezekiel 26 Daniel 7 Joel 6 Amos 2 Obadiah 2 Micah 8 Zephaniah 4 Zechariah 41 Malachi 2
Source forms
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ 52x yə·rū·šā·lim 2 Samuel 8:7, 2 Samuel 10:14, 2 Samuel 15:37, 2 Samuel 19:34
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 49x yə·rū·šā·lim Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 19:25, 2 Samuel 20:22, 1 Kings 3:1
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 45x yə·rū·šā·lim Judges 19:10, 1 Samuel 17:54, 2 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 16:15
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 42x bî·rū·šā·lim 2 Samuel 5:14, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:4, 1 Kings 15:10
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 40x yə·rū·šā·lim 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 15:8, 1 Kings 11:32, 2 Kings 14:13
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ 37x bî·rū·šā·lim 2 Samuel 19:33, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Kings 8:17, 2 Kings 18:22
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 24x yə·rū·šā·lim 1 Kings 12:28, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 20:20
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 22x yə·rū·šā·lim Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:23, 2 Kings 21:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 345x Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 169x Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:8, Judges 1:21, 2 Samuel 5:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 34x 2 Kings 23:1, 1 Chronicles 6:15, 2 Chronicles 20:5, 2 Chronicles 20:17
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 30x 2 Samuel 5:13, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 19:19, 2 Samuel 20:7
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 27x 2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 23:6, 1 Chronicles 21:15, 2 Chronicles 19:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 21x 2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 21:7, 2 Kings 23:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 8x 2 Kings 18:22, 2 Chronicles 11:14, 2 Chronicles 32:12, Isaiah 36:7
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 5x 1 Kings 10:2, 2 Kings 9:28, 2 Chronicles 32:9, Isaiah 36:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine
Source Gloss
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine
Extended definition
Jerusalem.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
The city as future religious and political center of restored Israel
The city as object of divine judgment and lamentation in prophetic discourse
The city as focus of restoration efforts and object of earnest prayer
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 643 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
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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