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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim · Hebrew · Strong's H3389 · 643 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “jerusalem”
What it means
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390 (יְרוּשָׁלֵם))); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 (יָרָה) and H7999 (שָׁלַם); founded peaceful;
How the KJV renders it
jerusalem
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
643 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 3:4 · HR/Np
six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem;
1 Chronicles 3:5 · HR/Np
and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
1 Chronicles 6:10 · HR/Np
Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 6:15 · HC/Np
Jehozadak went into captivity when Yahweh carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
1 Chronicles 6:32 · HR/Np
They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built Yahweh’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
1 Chronicles 8:28 · HR/Np
These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.