וִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌

virushalaim

and 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

Jeremiah 27:21 · Word #16

Lexicon H3389

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

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H3389-10

and Yerushalaim (Dual-Foundation-of-Peace)

Rootירה־שלם (y-r-h / sh-l-m)
Core Meaningsto found, lay a foundation, direct; completeness, wholeness, peace, well-being
Semantic RangeJerusalem, the central city of Israel; by extension the political, cultic, and symbolic heart of the nation; associated with peace, completeness, and divine dwelling.
Conceptual SignificanceYerushalaim is the covenantal center of worship, kingship, and divine presence in the Hebrew Bible. As the "foundation of peace," it embodies the ideal of shalom—wholeness between God and His people—while historically serving as the focal point of Israel’s identity and hope.
Morphological NotesProper noun (Np), formally dual in ending (-ַיִם), often appearing with prefixed conjunction וְ (and) or preposition בְ (in). The dual form may reflect the city’s two hills or an archaic place-name form.
Rendering RationaleThe name is traditionally understood as deriving from roots related to founding/establishing (ירה) and wholeness/peace (שלם). The rendering preserves the dual ending -ַיִם (-aim) by reflecting a "dual" form, and includes the prefixed conjunction "and" (וְ) indicated in the morphology. Retaining "Yerushalaim" keeps the proper noun while expressing its root-based sense.

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

Words from Root ירה־שלם (to found, lay a foundation, direct; completeness, wholeness, peace, well-being)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3389-07 umirushalaim and from the Dual-Founded-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