Strong's H3389

יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

Derivation

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 H3390 (יְרוּשָׁלֵם))); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 (יָרָה) and H7999 (שָׁלַם); founded peaceful;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם is translated as: Jerusalem..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.