Word Study · Strong's H3390 · Hebrew
יְרוּשָׁלֵם
Yerushalem
yer-oo-shaw-lame'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yᵉrûwshâlêm
“{Jerusalem}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{Jerusalem}
Rendered in the KJV as
{Jerusalem}
- 26occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 26 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם5
- בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם2
- בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙2
- בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם2
- בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃2
- יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם2
- בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם1
- בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙1
- בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם1
- בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם1
- וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם1
- וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- [is] in Jerusalem10
- [was] in Jerusalem4
- Jerusalem4
- to Jerusalem3
- in Jerusalem2
- [are] in Jerusalem1
- and in Jerusalem1
- and to Jerusalem1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)20
- proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- AR/Npl · 20
- ANpl · 4
- AC/R/Npl · 2
All 26, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Ezra carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Ezra23 occurrences
- Ezra 4:8יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םyerushelemproper noun (a name)Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:here: Jerusalem
- Ezra 4:12לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םlirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.here: to Jerusalem
- Ezra 4:20יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םyerushelemproper noun (a name)And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.here: Jerusalem
- Ezra 4:23לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙lirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.here: to Jerusalem
- Ezra 4:24בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 5:1וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םuvirushelemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.here: and in Jerusalem
- Ezra 5:2בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 5:14בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governorhere: [was] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 5:15בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 5:16בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 5:17בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.here: in Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:3בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙virushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,here: in Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:5בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.here: [was] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:5בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙virushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:9בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙virushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.here: [are] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:12בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:18בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 7:13לִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םlirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.here: to Jerusalem
- Ezra 7:14וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvelirushelemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.here: and to Jerusalem
- Ezra 7:15בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 7:16בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃virushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 7:17בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃virushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.here: [is] in Jerusalem
- Ezra 7:19יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃yerushelemproper noun (a name)You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.here: Jerusalem
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 5:2בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.here: [was] in Jerusalem
- Daniel 5:3בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelempreposition + proper noun (a name)Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.here: [was] in Jerusalem
- Daniel 6:10יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םyerushelemproper noun (a name)Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.here: Jerusalem