Jerusalem

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם‎ (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as

(ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite god of twilight.

• enPR: jə-ro͞o'sə-ləm, jə-ro͞o'zə-ləm, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/, /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/

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Jerusalem (plural Jerusalems)

1. A city in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of Israel and of Palestine.

   Synonyms: (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts) al-Quds, (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city) Hierosolyma

   Meronyms: East Jerusalem (EJ, East al-Quds); West Jerusalem (WJ)

2. A poem by William Blake, subtitled 'The Emanation of the Giant Albion', used as an unofficial national anthem in England.

• Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) (by folk etymology)
• Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
• Jerusalemite
  • East Jerusalemite
  • West Jerusalemite
• Jerusalem oak
• Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa)
• Jerusalem thorn
• trip to Jerusalem

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ʒə.ɾu.zəˈlɛm/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.ɾu.zaˈlɛm/

Jerusalem f

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם‎ (Yərūšālayim), which see for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjerusɑlem/, [ˈje̞ruˌs̠ɑle̞m]
• Rhymes: -ɑlem
• Syllabification^(key): Je‧ru‧sa‧lem

Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

• IPA^(key): /jeˈʁuːzaˌlɛm/, /-ˌleːm/

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Jerusalem n (proper noun, genitive Jerusalems or (optionally with an article) Jerusalem)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Jerusalem f

1. Obsolete spelling of Jerusalém

• IPA^(key): /jɛ²rʉːsaˌlɛm/

Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

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