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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 Box1Ch 3:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:5 - And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea,[fn] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—four by Bathshua[fn] the daughter of Ammiel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:10 - Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem);

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:15

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:32 - They were ministering with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they served in their office according to their order.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:28

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:32 - and Mikloth, who begot Shimeah.[fn] They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:3 - Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:34 - These heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites were heads throughout their generations. They dwelt at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:38 - And Mikloth begot Shimeam.[fn] They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:4 - And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua,[fn] Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:3 - And David gathered all Israel together 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 Box1Ch 18:7

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:15 - When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - It happened in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:15 - And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he[fn] was destroying, the LORD looked and relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who was destroying, “It is enough; now restrain your[fn] hand.” And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing floor of Ornan[fn] the Jebusite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:25 - For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:1 - Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:27 - And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
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