Jerusalem

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as

(ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite god of twilight.

• enPR: jə-ro͞o'sə-ləm, jə-ro͞o'zə-ləm, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/, /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/

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Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)

1. A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of Israel and of Palestine.

   Synonyms: (chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts) al-Quds, (chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city) Hierosolyma

   Meronyms: East Jerusalem (EJ, East al-Quds); West Jerusalem (WJ)

2. A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
3. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
   1. A place in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
      2. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
      3. An unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
      4. A town in Yates County, New York.
      5. A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
      6. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
      7. An unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
      8. Former name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
   2. A suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
   3. A settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Maori name. [1]
   4. Synonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.

Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

• Jerusalemmer
• Jerusalems

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒə.ɾu.zəˈlɛm]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [d͡ʒe.ɾu.zaˈlem]

Jerusalem f

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), which see for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjerusɑlem/, [ˈje̞ruˌs̠ɑ̝le̞m]
• Rhymes: -ɑlem
• Syllabification^(key): Je‧ru‧sa‧lem

Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

• IPA^(key): /jeˈʁuːzaˌlɛm/, /-ˌleːm/

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Jerusalem n (proper noun, genitive Jerusalems or (optionally with an article) Jerusalem)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Jerusalem f

1. Obsolete spelling of Jerusalém

• IPA^(key): /jɛ²rʉːsaˌlɛm/

Jerusalem n (genitive Jerusalems)

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

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• Jeruzalem

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• IPA^(key): /jɛˈʀusalɛm/
• Rhymes: -alɛm
• Syllabification: Je‧ru‧sa‧lem

Jerusalem m inan

1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

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