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H3389
Hebrew
Original Word
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםTransliteration
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Pronunciation
yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
Definition
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 יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
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