יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌
yerushalaim
Jerusalem
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.
H3389
1 Chronicles 21:4 · Word #12
Lexicon H3389
| Lemma | יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Yᵉrûwshâlaim |
| Strong's | H3389 |
| In-context | Jerusalem |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H3389-14
Founded-in-Peace (Dual City)
| Root | ירה / שלם (y-r-h / sh-l-m) |
| Core Meanings | to found, lay a foundation, establish; completeness, wholeness, peace, well-being |
| Semantic Range | Jerusalem; the central city of Israel; the political and cultic capital; by extension, the seat of YHWH’s name and presence. |
| Conceptual Significance | Jerusalem stands as the covenantal center of worship, kingship, and divine presence in the Hebrew Bible. Its name, echoing themes of foundation and peace, frames the city as the intended locus of wholeness between God and His people, even amid historical conflict and exile. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun (HNp); dual form ending in -ַיִם (-ayim), though functioning syntactically as a singular place name; grammatically feminine in usage. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is traditionally understood as deriving from ירה (“to found, establish”) and שלם (“wholeness, peace”), yielding the sense “founded in peace” or “foundation of peace.” The -ַיִם ending reflects a dual form, likely alluding to the city’s two hills or districts, so the rendering preserves both the root meanings and the dual morphology inherent in the proper noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ירה / שלם (to found, lay a foundation, establish; completeness, wholeness, peace, well-being)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3389-01 |
birushalaim | in the Founded-in-Peace (City) |
H3389-02 |
birushalayim | in the Twofold-Founded-Peace |
H3389-03 |
kirushalaim | as Yerushalaim (Dual Foundation-of-Wholeness) |
H3389-04 |
lirushalaim | to Foundation-of-Peace |
H3389-05 |
mirushalaim | from Yərushalaim (Foundation-of-Peace) |
H3389-06 |
mirushalayim | from Foundation-of-Wholeness |
H3389-09 |
velirushalaim | and to Yerushalayim (Twofold-Foundation-of-Wholeness) |
H3389-11 |
virushalam | and Foundation-of-Wholeness |
H3389-12 |
virushalayim | and Yərushalayim (Founded-in-Peace) |
H3389-13 |
yerushalaemah | toward Foundation-of-Peace |
Word Usage (643 occurrences of H3389)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua 10:1 | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yerushalaim | of Jerusalem |
| Joshua 10:3 | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yerushalaim | of Jerusalem |
| Joshua 10:5 | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | yerushalaim | Jerusalem |