Jerusalem Definition

jə-ro͝osə-ləm, -zə-

pronoun

The city located on in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea which is holy to Judaism (Temple of Solomon and the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judea), Christianity (Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection), and Islam (Muhammad’s ascension to heaven).

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Other Word Forms of Jerusalem

Noun

Singular:

Jerusalem

Plural:

jerusalems

Origin of Jerusalem

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalēm), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim), from Western Semitic Urušalimmi (attested in Ancient Egyptian as [script?]), a compound of Semitic *uru "house, town" and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim, Canaanite goddess of twilight".

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