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jerusalem

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
jerusalem
IPA
/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

name

A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hierusalem, Jherusalem, Ierusalem, Ἰερουσαλήμ, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Jerusalems (plural)

Derived Forms

Jerusalemite Jewrusalem

Phrases

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Synonyms

al-Quds Hierosolyma Hiruharama Gisborne District New Zealand

Questions

How do you pronounce jerusalem?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/.
What does jerusalem mean?
A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
Where does jerusalem come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce jerusalem

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