יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם

ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place643 occurrences26 books600 verses
This is the name of the place Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions.

Definition

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 H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Traditional renderings: Jerusalem.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם:

Glossary entries

Zion Jerusalem Jebus, Jebusite Salem Ariel (Place) Hephzibah

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

643 total
  1. Jeremiah 8:5יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · Why does Jerusalem
    Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
  2. Jeremiah 9:11יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם · Jerusalem
    “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
  3. Jeremiah 11:2יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · of Jerusalem
    “Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
  4. Jeremiah 11:6יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · of Jerusalem
    Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.
  5. Jeremiah 11:9יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · of Jerusalem
    And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
  6. Jeremiah 11:12יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
  7. Jeremiah 11:13יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem
    Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
  8. Jeremiah 13:9יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · of Jerusalem
    “This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
  9. Jeremiah 13:13יְרוּשָׁלִָ֖ם · of Jerusalem
    …then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem.
  10. Jeremiah 13:27יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · O Jerusalem
    Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”
  11. Jeremiah 14:2יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · from Jerusalem
    “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
  12. Jeremiah 14:16יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · of Jerusalem
    And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
  13. Jeremiah 15:4בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · in Jerusalem
    I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
  14. Jeremiah 15:5יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · O Jerusalem
    Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
  15. Jeremiah 17:19יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · of Jerusalem
    This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem.
  16. Jeremiah 17:20יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
  17. Jeremiah 17:21יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · of Jerusalem
    This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
  18. Jeremiah 17:25יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · of Jerusalem
    …then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
  19. Jeremiah 17:26יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · Jerusalem
    And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
  20. Jeremiah 17:27יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · of Jerusalem; יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · of Jerusalem
    But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”
  21. Jeremiah 18:11יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · of Jerusalem
    Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
  22. Jeremiah 19:3יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · of Jerusalem
    …saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
  23. Jeremiah 19:7וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · and Jerusalem
    And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
  24. Jeremiah 19:13יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem
    The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
  25. Jeremiah 22:19יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · of Jerusalem
    He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
  26. Jeremiah 23:14יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · of Jerusalem
    And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
  27. Jeremiah 23:15יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
  28. Jeremiah 24:1מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · from Jerusalem
    After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
  29. Jeremiah 24:8יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem
    But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.
  30. Jeremiah 25:2יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · of Jerusalem
    So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:
  31. Jeremiah 25:18יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · Jerusalem
    …to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
  32. Jeremiah 26:18וִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙ · Jerusalem
    “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
  33. Jeremiah 27:3יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · to Jerusalem
    Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
  34. Jeremiah 27:18וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · and in Jerusalem
    If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.
  35. Jeremiah 27:20מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · {into exile} from Jerusalem; וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · and Jerusalem
    …which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
  36. Jeremiah 27:21וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · and in Jerusalem
    Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
  37. Jeremiah 29:1מִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · from Jerusalem; מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · from Jerusalem
    This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  38. Jeremiah 29:2וִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם · and Jerusalem; מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · from Jerusalem
    (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)
  39. Jeremiah 29:4מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · from Jerusalem
    This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
  40. Jeremiah 29:20מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · from Jerusalem
    So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  41. Jeremiah 29:25בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    …this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:
  42. Jeremiah 32:2יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
  43. Jeremiah 32:32יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · of Jerusalem
    …because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.
  44. Jeremiah 32:44יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · Jerusalem
    Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
  45. Jeremiah 33:10יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again
  46. Jeremiah 33:13יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · Jerusalem
    In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.