Jerusalem

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Jerusalem

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/
/d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/

Where it comes from

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).

proper noun Jerusalems

countable, uncountable 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. A Palestinian man rammed a mechanical digger into several cars and a bus in the centre of Jerusalem yesterday in the second such attack this month and injured 16 people before he was shot dead at the wheel.
Similar: al-Quds, Hierosolyma
countable, uncountable A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
countable, uncountable A town in Yates County, New York.
countable, uncountable A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
countable, uncountable Former name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
countable, uncountable A suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
countable, uncountable A settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Māori name.
countable, uncountable Synonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.
Similar: Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: al-quds, hebron, israel, jericho, palestinian, jaffa, gaza, israeli, hebrew, yitzhak, city, holy, delivered, cold, artichoke, artichokes

Translations

Every language

name city in the Holy Land

Español	Jerusalén
한국어	예루살렘 Yerusallem, 꾸드스 Kkudeuseu
日本語	エルサレム Erusaremu, イェルサレム Yerusaremu
中文	耶路撒冷 Yēlùsālěng
हिन्दी	यरुशलम yaruślam, येरुशलम yeruślam, अल-क़ुद्स al-quds, क़ुद्स quds
Kiswahili	Yerusalemu
Português	Jerusalém
Français	Jérusalem, Al-Quds
Deutsch	Jerusalem
Italiano	Gerusalemme
Ελληνικά	Ιερουσαλήμ Ierousalím
Română	Ierusalim
Русский	Иерусали́м Ijerusalím, Аль-Ку́дс Alʹ-Kúds
Tiếng Việt	Giê-ru-sa-lem, Giê-ru-xa-lem, Giê-ru-da-lem, Gia Liêm
العربية	الْقُدْس al-quds, بَيْت الْمَقْدِس bayt al-maqdis
עברית	יְרוּשָׁלַיִם yerushaláyim

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@misc{jerusalem_2026,
  title = {Jerusalem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jerusalem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}