יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙

𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌

yerushalaim

of 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

Nehemiah 2:13 · Word #15

Lexicon H3389

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

Morphological NotesProper noun (HNp); dual form ending in -ַיִם (-ayim), though functioning syntactically as a singular place name; grammatically feminine in usage.
Rendering RationaleThe 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.

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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)

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
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