Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםStrong’s H3390yerushalem (ye-ru-sha-lem)
Appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yerushalem is the Aramaic word usually translated “jerusalem”. It appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament.
“Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.”
Meaning
- § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"
How it's translated
- in jerusalem 17
- jerusalem 4
- to jerusalem 3
- and in jerusalem 1
- and to jerusalem 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 22
- Daniel 3
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 5:3In contextThen they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
- Daniel 6:10In contextNow when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
- Ezra 4:8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
- Ezra 4:12Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
- Ezra 4:20There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
- Ezra 4:23Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Aramaic dictionary
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם yerushalem · Jerusalem
Aramaic of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389) § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.