בִּ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם

𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌

birushalaim

in 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

2 Samuel 9:13 · Word #3

Lexicon H3389

Lemmaיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌
TransliterationYᵉrûwshâlaim
Strong'sH3389
In-contextin Jerusalem

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H3389-01

in the Founded-in-Peace (City)

Morphological NotesProper noun (HR/Np) with prefixed preposition בְּ ("in"). The noun appears in a dual form (־ַיִם), though functioning as a singular proper name; grammatically feminine in usage.
Rendering RationaleThe form includes the prefixed preposition בִּי ("in") attached to the proper noun יְרוּשָׁלִַם. The name is traditionally understood as deriving from roots related to "founding" (ירה in a passive sense) and "wholeness/peace" (שלם), so "Founded-in-Peace" preserves these root associations while reflecting the locative preposition.

View full lexicon entry for H3389 →

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ירה / שלם (to found, lay a foundation, direct; completeness, wholeness, peace, fulfillment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3389-02 birushalayim in the Twofold-Founded-Peace
H3389-03 kirushalaim as Yerushalaim (Dual Foundation-of-Wholeness)
H3389-04 lirushalaim to 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