ירושלים

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• ירושלם (defective spelling)
• 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 (Paleo-Hebrew spelling)

Etymology

Disputed. Possibly of ultimate origin ירו (yarú, “he lays down”) +‎ שלם (Shalém, “the Canaanite god Shalem”). Popular folk-etymology יראה (yir'éh, “he sees”) +‎ שלום (shalóm, “peace”). Akin to Akkadian 𒌑𒊒𒊓𒅆𒆠 (Urušalim) and Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܫܠܡ (ʾŪrišlēm). Word-end pronunciation of -áyim most likely a post-Biblical development.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /je.ʁu.ʃaˈla.jim/

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• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jə.ru.ʃɔˈla.jim/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jə.ruː.ʃaːˈla.jim/

Proper noun

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם • (yerushaláyim) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form יְרוּשָׁלָיִם)

1. Jerusalem (A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the legal capital city of Israel)

Descendants

• Aramaic: יְרוּשְׁלֶם (yərūšəlem)
• → Ancient Greek: Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm)
• Ancient Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma)
• → Latin: Hierosolyma

Anagrams

• ירושלמי

Ladino

Proper noun

ירושלים (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling Yerushalayim)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /jərʊʃɔˈɫajəm/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /jərɪʃʊˈɫajəm/

Proper noun

ירושלים • (yerusholayem) n

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Derived terms

• ירושלים דליטע (yerusholayem dlite)
• ירושלימער (yerushelaymer)