Hebrew · H3389

יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine

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יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏םH3389

Pronunciationyĕrûšāliam

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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What does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) mean in the Bible?

יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine".

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 Jerusalem166×Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21, 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 9:13

Jerusalem140×Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:28, 2 Samuel 19:19, 2 Samuel 20:7

of Jerusalem125×Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23

to Jerusalem57×Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 8:7, 2 Samuel 10:14

and Jerusalem48×2 Kings 18:22, 2 Kings 23:1, 1 Chronicles 6:15, 2 Chronicles 2:7

from Jerusalem27×2 Samuel 5:13, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 19:25, 1 Kings 2:41

O Jerusalem13×Psalms 116:19, Psalms 122:2, Psalms 137:5, Psalms 147:12

and in Jerusalem12×2 Samuel 5:5, 2 Kings 21:7, 2 Kings 23:24, 2 Chronicles 26:15

at Jerusalem9×1 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 Jerusalem3×Judges 1:8, 2 Kings 16:5, Nehemiah 4:8

as common in Jerusalem3×1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27

for Jerusalem3×Nehemiah 2:12, Ezekiel 21:22, Zechariah 1:14

she was from Jerusalem3×2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 24:8, 2 Chronicles 25:1

is in Jerusalem2×Ezra 1:3, Isaiah 31:9

that Jerusalem2×2 Kings 19:10, Isaiah 37:10

. . .1×Jeremiah 38:28

[and] Jerusalem1×Isaiah 64:10

[She arrived] in Jerusalem1×2 Chronicles 9:1

{into exile} from Jerusalem1×Jeremiah 27:20

and for Jerusalem’s1×Isaiah 62:1

and let Jerusalem1×Jeremiah 51:50

and to Jerusalem1×Jeremiah 4:11

as Jerusalem1×Song Of Solomon 6:4

In Jerusalem, then1×Jeremiah 34:6

into Jerusalem1×Nehemiah 13:15

is Jerusalem1×Ezekiel 23:4

it to Jerusalem1×1 Samuel 17:54

Jerusalem [fell]1×Psalms 137:7

Jerusalem {strong}1×1 Kings 15:4

Jerusalem itself1×Micah 1:9

Jerusalem)1×Judges 19:10

on Jerusalem1×2 Chronicles 12:7

over Jerusalem1×Isaiah 66:13

So Jerusalem1×Zechariah 14:11

the people of Jerusalem1×Jeremiah 1:3

Then Jerusalem1×Zechariah 8:3

those of Jerusalem1×Isaiah 10:10

were in Jerusalem1×2 Chronicles 32:9

when Jerusalem1×Zechariah 7:7

Why does Jerusalem1×Jeremiah 8:5

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJoshua 10:1

Aligned rows643

Books represented26

Joshua9Judges51 Samuel12 Samuel301 Kings292 Kings631 Chronicles242 Chronicles127Ezra25Nehemiah38Esther1Psalms17Ecclesiastes5Song Of Solomon8Isaiah49Jeremiah107Lamentations7Ezekiel26Daniel7Joel6Amos2Obadiah2Micah8Zephaniah4Zechariah41Malachi2

Source forms

יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃52xyə·rū·šā·lim2 Samuel 8:7, 2 Samuel 10:14, 2 Samuel 15:37, 2 Samuel 19:34

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם49xyə·rū·šā·limJudges 1:7, 2 Samuel 19:25, 2 Samuel 20:22, 1 Kings 3:1

יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם45xyə·rū·šā·limJudges 19:10, 1 Samuel 17:54, 2 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 16:15

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם42xbî·rū·šā·lim2 Samuel 5:14, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:4, 1 Kings 15:10

יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם40xyə·rū·šā·lim2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 15:8, 1 Kings 11:32, 2 Kings 14:13

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃37xbî·rū·šā·lim2 Samuel 19:33, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Kings 8:17, 2 Kings 18:22

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם24xyə·rū·šā·lim1 Kings 12:28, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 20:20

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם22xyə·rū·šā·limJoshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:23, 2 Kings 21:13

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular345xJoshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular169xJoshua 15:63, Judges 1:8, Judges 1:21, 2 Samuel 5:14

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular34x2 Kings 23:1, 1 Chronicles 6:15, 2 Chronicles 20:5, 2 Chronicles 20:17

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular30x2 Samuel 5:13, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 19:19, 2 Samuel 20:7

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular27x2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 23:6, 1 Chronicles 21:15, 2 Chronicles 19:1

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular21x2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 21:7, 2 Kings 23:24

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular8x2 Kings 18:22, 2 Chronicles 11:14, 2 Chronicles 32:12, Isaiah 36:7

Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular5x1 Kings 10:2, 2 Kings 9:28, 2 Chronicles 32:9, Isaiah 36:2

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם

What does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) mean in the Bible?

What does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3389?

Where does יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם (yĕrûšāliam) appear in Scripture?

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