✡ Hebrew · Strong's H3389
H3389

יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם

Yᵉrûwshâlaim [yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im] Noun
Core meaningJerushalaim or Jerushalem

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H3389

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem , the capital city of Palestine

KJV usage: Jerusalem.
Etymology: 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 3390 )); probably from (the passive participle of) 3384 and 7999 ; founded peaceful ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: Jerusalem. Jerusalem.

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