יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם

יֲרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ, יְרוּשָׁלַ֫יִם₆₄₄ proper name, of a location Jerusalem (in Assyrian Urusalim, Tel Amarna, Zim^{ZA, 1891, 252, 254}; Ursalimmu, COT^Glossary; ᵐ5 Ιερουσαλημ; √ and meaning dubious; Rel Ew and others derive from יְרוּשׁ שׁלם possession of peace (or Salem's possession); Thes and others from יָרָה, i.e. יְרוּ + שָׁלֵם a foundation of peace; Grill^{ZAW, 1884, 134 ff.} foundation of Shalem (Shalem = God of peace, = ׳י); but name not certainly Hebrew; according to Sayce^{Acad. Feb. 7, 1891, 138; Higher Crit. 176} (opposed by Zim^{ZA. 1891, 263}), Jastr^{JBL xi, 1892, 185} = Uru (city) + Salim, proper name, of divinity); — usually יְרוּשָׁלַ֫םִ (Qr perpetuum), Jos 10,10 +; יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ 1 Sam 17,54 +; לַ֫יִם- 5 t. according to Masora (see Frensdorff^{Mass. Magna, 293}), namely Jer 26,18; 1 Kron 3,5; 2 Kron 25,1; 2 Kron 32,9 (with ה locative), Est 2,6, (but לָ֑֫םִ- 1 Kron 3,5 van d. H Baer), so Maccabean coins, Levy^{Geschichte. d. jüd. Münz. 42 f.}; with ה locative יְרוּשָׁלַ֫מֳה 1 Kong 10,2; Es 36,2; Ezk 8,3 (לַ֫יְמָה- 2 Kron 32,9 above); לָ֑מֳה- 2 Kong 9,28 with prefixes: ׳בִּירו 2 Sam 9,13 +; ׳לִירו 2 Kong 18,22 +; ׳מִירו 2 Sam 15,11 +; ׳וִירו 2 Kong 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-‚edek Jos 10,1; Jos 10,3; Jos 10,5; Jos 10,23 (all J E), compare Jos 12,10 (D); inhabited by Jebusites Jos 15,63 (twice in verse) (P), Dom 1,21 (twice in verse), compare vDom 1,7 (Adoni-Bezek); identification with יְבוּס Dom 19,10, and הַיְבוּסִי (q. v.) Jos 15,8; Jos 18,28 (both P); captured by Judah Dom 1,8 first named in connection with David 1 Sam 17,54 ; taken possession of by David as king 2 Sam 5,6 David's royal seat v2 Sam 5,5 v2 Sam 5,13 v2 Sam 5,14; 2 Sam 8,7; 2 Sam 11,1 +; it remained the capital until taken by Nebuchadrezzar, B.C. 588, 2 Kong 25,1 +; it became the chief home of the returned exiles Ezr 1,11; Ezr 2,11; Neh 2,11; Neh 2,17 +; mentioned Samuel 31 t., Kings 92 t., Chronicles 151 t., Ezra 25 t., Nehemiah 38 t., Isa¹ 27 t., Isa^2,3 22 t., Jer 107,1–200 t., Ezk 26,1–200 t., Zak 41,1–200 t., etc. — See also proper name, of a location יְבוּס, שָׁלֵם.