Jerusalem Holy City

יְרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ, יְרוּשָׁלַ֫יִם, n.pr.loc. Jerusalem (in Assyrian Urusalim, Tel Amarna, ZimZA, 1891, 252, 254; Ursalimmu, COTGloss.; 𝔊 Ιερουσαλημ; √ and meaning dub.; Rel Ew al. der. from יְרוּשׁ שׁלם possession of peace (or Salem’s possession); Thes al. from יָרָה, i.e. יְרוּ + שָׁלֵם a foundation of peace; GrillZAW, 1884, 134 ff. foundation of Shalem (Sh. = God of peace, = י׳); but name not certainly Hebr.; according to SayceAcad. Feb. 7, 1891, 138; Higher Crit. 176 (opposed by ZimZA, 1891, 263), JastrJBL xi, 1892, 105 = Uru (city) + Salim, n.pr.div.);—usually יְרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ (Qr perpetuum), Jos 10:1 +; יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ 1 S 17:54 +; -לַ֫יִם 5 times according to Mas. (vid. FrensdorffMass Magna, 293), viz. Je 26:18 1 Ch 3:5 2 Ch 25:1; 32:9 (c. ה loc.), Est 2:6, (but -לָ֑֫םִ 1 Ch 3:5 van d. H Baer), so Maccab. coins, LevyGesch. d. jüd. Münz. 42f.; c. ה loc. יְרוּשָׁלַ֫מֳה 1 K 10:2 Is 36:2 Ez 8:3; (-לַ֫יְמָה 2 Ch 32:9 supr.); -לָ֑מֳה 2 K 9:28; with prefixes: בִּירו׳ 2 S 9:13 +; לִירו׳ 2 K 18:22 +; מִירו׳ 2 S 15:11 +; וִירו׳ 1 K 23:1 +; —Jerusalem, renowned as capital of all Israel, afterwards of southern kingdom, seat of central worship in temple, first named as city of Canaanite Adoni-Ṣedeḳ †Jos 10:1, 3, 5, 23 (all JE), cf. 12:10 (D); inhabited by Jebusites Jos 15:63(×2) (P), Ju 1:21(×2), cf. v 7 (Adoni-Bezek); identif. with יְבוּס Ju 19:10, and הַיְבוּסִי (q.v.) Jos 15:8; 8:28 (both P); captured by Judah Ju 1:8; first named in connexion with David 1 S 17:54†; taken possession of by David as king 2 S 5:6; David’s royal seat v 5, 13, 14; 8:7; 11:1 +; it remained the capital until taken by Nebuchadrezzar, b.c. 588, 2 K 25:1 +; it became the chief home of the returned exiles Ezr 1:11; 2:11 Ne 2:11, 17 +; mentioned S 31 times, K 92 times, Ch 151 times, Ezr 25 times, Ne 38 times, Is1 27 times, Is2, 3 22 times, Je 107 times, Ez 26 times, Zc 41 times, etc.—Vid. also n.pr.loc. יְבוּס, שָׁלֵם.

Ἱερουσαλήμ, see: Ἱεροσόλυμα - (WH, Ἰερ-, see Intr., § 408), -ων, τά (on πᾶσα Ἱ., Mat.2:3, see WM, 794; M, Pr., 48, 244; Thayer, see word), and Ἱερουσαλήμ (WH, Ἰερ-), ἡ., indecl., as always in LXX exc. some parts of Apocr.. (Heb. יְרוּשָׁלִַם), the former always in FlJ, Mk, Jo EV. and Mt (except. Mat.27:37), and most frequently in Lk, the latter always in He, Re, and by St. Paul (except. Gal.1:17-18 2:1), Jerusalem: Mat.2:1, Mrk.3:8, Jhn.1:19, al.; its inhabitants, Mat.2:3 3:5 23:37, Luk.13:34, Symbolically, ἡ- ἄνω Ἱ., Gal.4:26, contrasted with ἡ νῦν Ἱ., Gal.4:25; Ἱ. ἐπουράνιος, Heb.12:22; ἡ καινὴ Ἱ., Rev.3:12 21:2, 10 (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

Ἱεροσόλυμα (WH, Ἰερ-, see Intr., § 408), -ων, τά (on πᾶσα Ἱ., Mat.2:3, see WM, 794; M, Pr., 48, 244; Thayer, see word), and Ἱερουσαλήμ (WH, Ἰερ-), ἡ., indecl., as always in LXX exc. some parts of Apocr.. (Heb. יְרוּשָׁלִַם), the former always in FlJ, Mk, Jo EV. and Mt (except. Mat.27:37), and most frequently in Lk, the latter always in He, Re, and by St. Paul (except. Gal.1:17-18 2:1), Jerusalem: Mat.2:1, Mrk.3:8, Jhn.1:19, al.; its inhabitants, Mat.2:3 3:5 23:37, Luk.13:34, Symbolically, ἡ- ἄνω Ἱ., Gal.4:26, contrasted with ἡ νῦν Ἱ., Gal.4:25; Ἱ. ἐπουράνιος, Heb.12:22; ἡ καινὴ Ἱ., Rev.3:12 21:2, 10 (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

יְרוּשְׁלֵם25 n.pr.loc. Jerusalem (BH יְרוּשָׁלַםִ);—Dn 5:2, 3; 6:11; Ezr 4:8, 12 + 20 times Ezr.

† יְבוּס n.pr.loc. Jebus, name of Jerusalem according to Ju 19:10 יְבוּס הִיא יְרוּשָׁלַםִ, cf. also v 11; 1 Ch 11:4 יְרוּשָׁלַםִ הִיא יְבוּס, cf. v 5.

Ἱεροσολυμεῖτης (WH, Ἰερ-; Rec. -μίτης), -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Sir.50:27 (28) 2Ma.4:22 2Mac 4:39 (V* -μήτης) 2Ma 18:5* ;] an inhabitant of Jerusalem: Mrk.1:5, Jhn.7:25.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)