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Lexicon :: Strong's H3389 - yᵊrûšālam

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יְרוּשָׁלַם
Transliteration
yᵊrûšālam
Pronunciation
yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A dual (in allusion to its two main hills [the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשְׁלֵם (H3390)]), probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה (H3384) and שָׁלַם (H7999)
Strong’s Definitions

יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim; 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; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 643x

The KJV translates Strong's H3389 in the following manner: Jerusalem (643x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 643x
The KJV translates Strong's H3389 in the following manner: Jerusalem (643x).

  1. Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"

    1. the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim; 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; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.
STRONGS H3389: Abbreviations
יֲרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ, יְרוּשָׁלַ֫יִם 644 proper name, of a location Jerusalem (in Assyrian Urusalim, Tel Amarna, ZimZA, 1891, 252, 254; Ursalimmu, COTGlossary; Greek Version of the LXX Ιερουσαλημ; √ and meaning dubious; Rel Ew and others derive from יְרוּשׁ שׁלם possession of peace (or Salem's possession); Thes and others from יָרָה, i.e. יְרוּ + שָׁלֵם a foundation of peace; GrillZAW, 1884, 134 ff. foundation of Shalem (Shalem = God of peace, = י׳); but name not certainly Hebrew; according to SayceAcad. Feb. 7, 1891, 138; Higher Crit. 176 (opposed by ZimZA. 1891, 263), JastrJBL xi, 1892, 185 = Uru (city) + Salim, proper name, of divinity); — usually יְרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ (Qr perpetuum), Joshua 10:10 +; יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ 1 Samuel 17:54 +; ־לַ֫יִם + 5 times according to Masora (see FrensdorffMass. Magna, 293), namely Jeremiah 26:18; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 2 Chronicles 25:1; 32:9 (with ה locative), Esther 2:6, (but לָ֑֫םִ - 1 Chronicles 3:5 van d. H Baer), so Maccabean coins, LevyGeschichte. d. jüd. Münz. 42 f.; with ה locative יְרוּשָׁלַ֫מֳה 1 Kings 10:2; Isaiah 36:2; Ezekiel 8:3; (־לַ֫יְמָה 2 Chronicles 32:9 above); ־לָ֑מֳה 2 Kings 9:28; with prefixes: בִּירו׳ 2 Samuel 9:13 +; לִירו׳ 2 Kings 18:22 +; מִירו׳ 2 Samuel 15:11 +; וִירו׳ 2 Kings 23:1 +; — Jerusalem, renowned as capital of all Israel, afterwards of southern kingdom, seat of central worship in temple, first named as city of Canaanite Adoni-Ṣedek † Joshua 10:1, 3, 5, 23 (all J E), compare Joshua 12:10 (D); inhabited by Jebusites Joshua 15:63 (twice in verse) (P), Judges 1:21 (twice in verse), compare Judges 1:7 (Adoni-Bezek); identification with יְבוּס Judges 19:10, and הַיְבוּסִי (which see) Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:28 (both P); captured by Judah Judges 1:8; first named in connection with David 1 Samuel 17:54†; taken possession of by David as king 2 Samuel 5:6; David's royal seat 2 Samuel 5:5; 2 Samuel 5:13; 2 Samuel 5:14; 2 Samuel 8:7; 2 Samuel 11:1 +; it remained the capital until taken by Nebuchadrezzar, B.C. 588, 2 Kings 25:1 +; it became the chief home of the returned exiles Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:11; Nehemiah 2:11, 17 +; mentioned Samuel + 31 times, Kings + 92 times, Chronicles + 151 times, Ezra + 25 times, Nehemiah + 38 times, Isaiah1 + 27 times, Isaiah2,3 + 22 times, Jeremiah + 107 times, Ezekiel + 26 times, Zechariah + 41 times, etc. — See also proper name, of a location יְבוּס, שָׁלֵם.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3390.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:1; 10:3; 10:5; 10:10; 10:23; 12:10; 15:8; 15:63; 18:28

Judges

1:7; 1:8; 1:21; 19:10

1 Samuel

17:54; 17:54

2 Samuel

5:5; 5:6; 5:13; 5:14; 8:7; 9:13; 11:1; 15:11

1 Kings

10:2

2 Kings

9:28; 18:22; 23:1; 25:1

1 Chronicles

3:5; 3:5

2 Chronicles

25:1; 32:9; 32:9

Ezra

1:11; 2:11

Nehemiah

2:11; 2:17

Esther

2:6

Isaiah

36:2

Jeremiah

26:18

Ezekiel

8:3

H3389

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Strong's Number H3389 matches the Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַם (yᵊrûšālam),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in '1Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4 - six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:5 - These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:10 - and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:15 - and Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:28 - These were the heads of fathers’ houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:32 - and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:3 - And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:34 - These were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:38 - and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:4 - And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:3 - And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:4 - These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:3 - And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:7 - And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:15 - And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, Joab’s brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:3 - And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor[fn] with saws and iron picks and axes.[fn] And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:4 - But the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came back to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:15 - And God sent the angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but as he was about to destroy it, the LORD saw, and he relented from the calamity. And he said to the angel who was working destruction, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16 - And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:25 - For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27 - The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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