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Lexicon :: Strong's H3389 - yᵊrûšālam

Aa
יְרוּשָׁלַם
Transliteration
yᵊrûšālam
Pronunciation
yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A dual (in allusion to its two main hills [the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשְׁלֵם (H3390)]), probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה (H3384) and שָׁלַם (H7999)
Strong’s Definitions

יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 643x

The KJV translates Strong's H3389 in the following manner: Jerusalem (643x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 643x
The KJV translates Strong's H3389 in the following manner: Jerusalem (643x).

  1. Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"

    1. the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.
STRONGS H3389: Abbreviations
יֲרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ, יְרוּשָׁלַ֫יִם 644 proper name, of a location Jerusalem (in Assyrian Urusalim, Tel Amarna, ZimZA, 1891, 252, 254; Ursalimmu, COTGlossary; Greek Version of the LXX Ιερουσαλημ; √ and meaning dubious; Rel Ew and others derive from יְרוּשׁ שׁלם possession of peace (or Salem's possession); Thes and others from יָרָה, i.e. יְרוּ + שָׁלֵם a foundation of peace; GrillZAW, 1884, 134 ff. foundation of Shalem (Shalem = God of peace, = י׳); but name not certainly Hebrew; according to SayceAcad. Feb. 7, 1891, 138; Higher Crit. 176 (opposed by ZimZA. 1891, 263), JastrJBL xi, 1892, 185 = Uru (city) + Salim, proper name, of divinity); — usually יְרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ (Qr perpetuum), Joshua 10:10 +; יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ 1 Samuel 17:54 +; ־לַ֫יִם + 5 times according to Masora (see FrensdorffMass. Magna, 293), namely Jeremiah 26:18; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 2 Chronicles 25:1; 32:9 (with ה locative), Esther 2:6, (but לָ֑֫םִ - 1 Chronicles 3:5 van d. H Baer), so Maccabean coins, LevyGeschichte. d. jüd. Münz. 42 f.; with ה locative יְרוּשָׁלַ֫מֳה 1 Kings 10:2; Isaiah 36:2; Ezekiel 8:3; (־לַ֫יְמָה 2 Chronicles 32:9 above); ־לָ֑מֳה 2 Kings 9:28; with prefixes: בִּירו׳ 2 Samuel 9:13 +; לִירו׳ 2 Kings 18:22 +; מִירו׳ 2 Samuel 15:11 +; וִירו׳ 2 Kings 23:1 +; — Jerusalem, renowned as capital of all Israel, afterwards of southern kingdom, seat of central worship in temple, first named as city of Canaanite Adoni-Ṣedek † Joshua 10:1, 3, 5, 23 (all J E), compare Joshua 12:10 (D); inhabited by Jebusites Joshua 15:63 (twice in verse) (P), Judges 1:21 (twice in verse), compare Judges 1:7 (Adoni-Bezek); identification with יְבוּס Judges 19:10, and הַיְבוּסִי (which see) Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:28 (both P); captured by Judah Judges 1:8; first named in connection with David 1 Samuel 17:54†; taken possession of by David as king 2 Samuel 5:6; David's royal seat 2 Samuel 5:5; 2 Samuel 5:13; 2 Samuel 5:14; 2 Samuel 8:7; 2 Samuel 11:1 +; it remained the capital until taken by Nebuchadrezzar, B.C. 588, 2 Kings 25:1 +; it became the chief home of the returned exiles Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:11; Nehemiah 2:11, 17 +; mentioned Samuel + 31 times, Kings + 92 times, Chronicles + 151 times, Ezra + 25 times, Nehemiah + 38 times, Isaiah1 + 27 times, Isaiah2,3 + 22 times, Jeremiah + 107 times, Ezekiel + 26 times, Zechariah + 41 times, etc. — See also proper name, of a location יְבוּס, שָׁלֵם.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3390.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:1; 10:3; 10:5; 10:10; 10:23; 12:10; 15:8; 15:63; 18:28

Judges

1:7; 1:8; 1:21; 19:10

1 Samuel

17:54; 17:54

2 Samuel

5:5; 5:6; 5:13; 5:14; 8:7; 9:13; 11:1; 15:11

1 Kings

10:2

2 Kings

9:28; 18:22; 23:1; 25:1

1 Chronicles

3:5; 3:5

2 Chronicles

25:1; 32:9; 32:9

Ezra

1:11; 2:11

Nehemiah

2:11; 2:17

Esther

2:6

Isaiah

36:2

Jeremiah

26:18

Ezekiel

8:3

H3389

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Strong's Number H3389 matches the Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַם (yᵊrûšālam),
which occurs 643 times in 600 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 5 / 12 (2Ch 24:9–2Ch 34:9)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:9 - And they [fn]made a proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem H3389 to bring to Yahweh the levy fixed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:18 - And they forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the [fn]Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem H3389 for this their guilt.

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Now it happened at the turn of the year that the military force of the Arameans came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem H3389, destroyed all the officials of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:1 -

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem H3389. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - Then Joash king of Israel seized Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem H3389 and broke down the wall of Jerusalem H3389 from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, [fn]400 cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:27 - Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Yahweh they conspired against him in Jerusalem H3389, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:3 - Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem H3389; and his mother’s name was [fn]Jechiliah of Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:9 - Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem H3389 at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and strengthened them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - In Jerusalem H3389 he also made devices of war devised by skillful designers to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his [fn]fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:1 -

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem H3389. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:8 - He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem H3389.

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Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem H3389; and he did not do what was right in the sight of Yahweh, as David his father had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:10 - “So now you are [fn]intending to subdue for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem H3389 for male and female slaves. Surely, do you not have your own matters of guilt against Yahweh your God?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:24 - Ahaz gathered together the utensils of the house of God. Then he cut the utensils of the house of God in pieces; and he closed the doors of the house of Yahweh and made altars for himself in every corner of Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:27 - So Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem H3389, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son became king in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:1 -

Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem H3389. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:8 - “Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was against Judah and Jerusalem H3389, and He has made them an object of terror, of horror, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:1 -

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem H3389 to [fn]celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:2 - And the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem H3389 had taken counsel to celebrate the Passover in the second month,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:3 - since they could not celebrate it at that time, because the priests had not set themselves apart as holy in sufficient numbers, nor had the people been gathered to Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:5 - So they established a decree to make a [fn]proclamation pass throughout all Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem H3389. For they had not celebrated it in great numbers as it was written.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:11 - Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem H3389.

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Now many people were gathered at Jerusalem H3389 to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very large assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:14 - And they arose and took away the altars which were in Jerusalem H3389; they also took away all the incense altars and cast them into the brook Kidron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:21 - And the sons of Israel present in Jerusalem H3389 celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day after day with loud instruments to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:26 - So there was great gladness in Jerusalem H3389, because there was nothing like this in Jerusalem H3389 since the days of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:4 - Also he said to the people who lived in Jerusalem H3389 to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might be strong in the law of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:2 - Then Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he had set his face to make war on Jerusalem H3389,

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After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem H3389 while he was [fn]besieging Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all Judah who were at Jerusalem H3389, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:10 - “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘On what are you trusting that you are remaining in Jerusalem H3389 under siege?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:12 - ‘Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and [fn]Jerusalem H3389, “You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall offer offerings up in smoke”?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:18 - And they called this out with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem H3389 who were on the wall, to instill fear and terrify them, so that they might capture the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:19 - And they spoke [fn]of the God of Jerusalem H3389 as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:22 - So Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem H3389 from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and He [fn]guided them on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:23 - And many were bringing presents to Yahweh at Jerusalem H3389 and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was lifted up in the sight of all nations thereafter.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:25 - But Hezekiah gave no return for the benefit [fn]he received, because his heart was [fn]proud; therefore wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:26 - However, Hezekiah [fn]humbled the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem H3389, so that the wrath of Yahweh did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:33 - So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the [fn]upper section of the tombs of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem H3389 honored him at his death. And Manasseh his son became king in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:1 -

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:4 - And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, “In Jerusalem H3389 My name shall be forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:7 - Then he put the graven image of the [fn]idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem H3389, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:9 - Thus Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem H3389 astray in order to do more evil than the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13 - Then he prayed to Him, and He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and returned him back to Jerusalem H3389 to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:15 - He also removed the foreign gods and the [fn]idol from the house of Yahweh, as well as all the altars which he had built on the mountain of the house of Yahweh and in Jerusalem H3389, and he threw them outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:21 -

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1 -

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:3 - Now in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem H3389 of the high places, the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:5 - Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:7 - he also tore down the altars and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut in pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:9 - And they came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the [fn]doorkeepers, had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem H3389.

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