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H3389 - יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם - Yᵉrûwshâlaim - yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im - Jerusalem

Original: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם

Transliteration: Yᵉrûwshâlaim

Phonetic: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im

Short Definition: Jerusalem

Original: ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם

Transliteration: yerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim

Phonetic: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im

BDB Definition:

Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"
  1. the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Origin: a dual (in allusion to its two main hills [the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390]), probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999

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Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location

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