יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם

ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem
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.

Glossary entries

Zion Jerusalem Jebus, Jebusite Salem Ariel (Place) Hephzibah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

643 total
  1. Ezra 4:6וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · and Jerusalem
    At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
  2. Ezra 7:7יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
  3. Ezra 7:8יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · in Jerusalem
    Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.
  4. Ezra 7:9יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · Jerusalem
    He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.
  5. Ezra 7:27בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · in Jerusalem
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
  6. Ezra 8:29בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · in Jerusalem
    Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”
  7. Ezra 8:30לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · in Jerusalem
    So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
  8. Ezra 8:31יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · to Jerusalem
    On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
  9. Ezra 8:32יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · at Jerusalem
    So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.
  10. Ezra 9:9וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · and Jerusalem
    Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
  11. Ezra 10:7 (2×)וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · and Jerusalem; יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · at Jerusalem
    And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.
  12. Ezra 10:9יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · in Jerusalem
    So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.
  13. Nehemiah 1:2יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · Jerusalem
    Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem.
  14. Nehemiah 1:3יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · of Jerusalem
    And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
  15. Nehemiah 2:11יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,
  16. Nehemiah 2:12לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · for Jerusalem
    I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
  17. Nehemiah 2:13יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · of Jerusalem
    So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
  18. Nehemiah 2:17 (2×)יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · Jerusalem; יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
  19. Nehemiah 2:20בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · in Jerusalem
    So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
  20. Nehemiah 3:8יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · Jerusalem
    Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
  21. Nehemiah 3:9יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · of Jerusalem
    Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
  22. Nehemiah 3:12יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · of Jerusalem
    And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
  23. Nehemiah 4:7יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
  24. Nehemiah 4:8בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · against Jerusalem
    …and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
  25. Nehemiah 4:22יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
  26. Nehemiah 6:7בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · in Jerusalem
    …and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
  27. Nehemiah 7:2יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
  28. Nehemiah 7:3 (2×)יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · of Jerusalem; יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · of Jerusalem
    And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
  29. Nehemiah 7:6לִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם · to Jerusalem
    These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
  30. Nehemiah 8:15וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם · and in Jerusalem
    …and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
  31. Nehemiah 11:1 (2×)בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · in Jerusalem; בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · of Jerusalem
    Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
  32. Nehemiah 11:2בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ · in Jerusalem
    And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
  33. Nehemiah 11:3בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · in Jerusalem
    These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
  34. Nehemiah 11:4וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · in Jerusalem
    …while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
  35. Nehemiah 11:6בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · in Jerusalem
    The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.
  36. Nehemiah 11:22בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · in Jerusalem
    Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
  37. Nehemiah 12:27 (2×)יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem; לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · to Jerusalem
    At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
  38. Nehemiah 12:28יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · Jerusalem
    The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
  39. Nehemiah 12:29יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · Jerusalem
    …from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
  40. Nehemiah 12:43יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · of Jerusalem
    On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
  41. Nehemiah 13:6בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · in Jerusalem
    While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king
  42. Nehemiah 13:7לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · to Jerusalem
    …to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
  43. Nehemiah 13:15יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · into Jerusalem
    In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
  44. Nehemiah 13:16וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · in Jerusalem
    Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
  45. Nehemiah 13:19יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · of Jerusalem
    When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.