Jerusalem
English
Etymology
From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as
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(ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite goddess of twilight.
Pronunciation
- enPR: jə-ro͞o'sə-ləm, jə-ro͞o'zə-ləm, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/, /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/
Proper noun
Jerusalem (plural Jerusalems)
- The capital of Israel.
- The city located on in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea which is holy to Judaism (Temple of Solomon and the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judea), Christianity (Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection), and Islam (Muhammad’s ascension to heaven).
Synonyms
- al-Quds (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts)
- Hierosolyma (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city)
Meronyms
Derived terms
Translations
city
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Catalan
Danish
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of Jerusalem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Jerusalem | — | |
accusative | nom. | Jerusalem | — |
gen. | Jerusalemin | ||
genitive | Jerusalemin | — | |
partitive | Jerusalemia | — | |
inessive | Jerusalemissa | — | |
elative | Jerusalemista | — | |
illative | Jerusalemiin | — | |
adessive | Jerusalemilla | — | |
ablative | Jerusalemilta | — | |
allative | Jerusalemille | — | |
essive | Jerusalemina | — | |
translative | Jerusalemiksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Jerusalemitta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈʀuːzalɛm/
Portuguese
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛ²rʉːsaˌlɛm/
See also
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