Meaning and Origin
What does the name Jerusalem mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Jerusalem
User Submitted Origins
Hebrew
58%
English
25%
Arabic
8%
African
8%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Florida, U.S. says the name Jerusalem means "The City of Minarets".
- A submission from Nigeria says the name Jerusalem means "Vision of peace" and is of Hebrew origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Je*ru"sa*lem
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Etymology: Gr. 'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Yĕrūshālaim
Other Dictionary Sources
- Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
Wiktionary
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 goddess of twilight.
- A city in the Judean Mountains, between the the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of <<c/Palestine>.
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