The meaning of “יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם”
Understanding Yᵉrûwshâlaim reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-yim); a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing,...
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-yim); a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful Jerusalem. - § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" - Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 12:10 | “The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;” Word: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim) | |
| 2 Kings 22:1 | “Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.” Word: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim) | |
| Esther 2:6 | “Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.” Word: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim) | |
| Jeremiah 26:18 | “Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.” Word: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim) | |
| Amos 2:5 | “But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.” Word: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim) |
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