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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 2 / 12 (1Ki 9:15–2Ki 22:1)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:15 - And this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the LORD, his own house, the Millo,[fn] the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:19 - all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:26 - And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed[fn] in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:27 - The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:7 - Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:13 - “However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29 - Now it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two were alone in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:32 - ‘(but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:36 - ‘And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:42 - And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:18 - Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the revenue; but all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:21 - And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:27 - “If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:28 - Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:21 - And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:25 - It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:2 - He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:4 - Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:10 - And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:42 - Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:17 - He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:26 - Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:28 - And his servants carried him in the chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:1 - In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash[fn] became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:17 - Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:18 - And Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and in the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:2 - He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:13 - Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh; and he went to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate—four hundred cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:19 - And they formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:20 - Then they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:2 - He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:33 - He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha[fn] the daughter of Zadok.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2 - Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD his God, as his father David had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:5 - Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:2 - He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi[fn] the daughter of Zechariah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan,[fn] the Rabsaris,[fn] and the Rabshakeh[fn] from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:22 - “But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:35 - ‘Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:10 - “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:21 - “This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him:

‘The virgin, the daughter of Zion,
Has despised you, laughed you to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem
Has shaken her head behind your back!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:31 - For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,
And those who escape from Mount Zion.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts[fn] will do this.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:1 - Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:4 - He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:7 - He even set a carved image of Asherah[fn] that he had made, in the house of which the LORD had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:12 - “therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13 - ‘And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:16 - Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:19 - Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:1 - Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

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