Strong's Lexicon Hierosoluma: Jerusalem Original Word: Ἱεροσόλυμα Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3389 יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) Usage: Hierosoluma refers to the city of Jerusalem, a central location in biblical narratives. It is used in the New Testament to denote the physical city, which holds significant religious, cultural, and historical importance for the Jewish people and early Christians. The term is often used interchangeably with Ἰερουσαλήμ (Hierousalem) in the Greek New Testament. Cultural and Historical Background: Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a history that dates back to ancient times. It was the political and spiritual center of Israel, housing the Temple, which was the focal point of Jewish worship. During the time of Jesus, Jerusalem was under Roman occupation, and it was the site of significant events in His life, including His crucifixion and resurrection. The city has been a symbol of God's presence and covenant with His people and is often associated with prophetic visions of peace and restoration. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2414 Hierosólyma (a neuter noun, occurring about 60 times) – properly, "dwelling of peace," referring to the city of Jerusalem (see also OT 3389/Yerúshálayim). See 2419 (Hierousalm, the feminine noun-form). [OT Hebrew uses only one gender (term) for "Jerusalem" (OT 3389/Yerúshalayim).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Hebrew origin Yerushalaim Definition Jerusalem, the capital of united Isr. and Judah NASB Translation Jerusalem (63). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2414: ἹεροσόλυμαἹεροσόλυμα (WH Ιεροσόλυμα, see their Introductory § 408), Ἱεροσολύμων, τά (the invariable form in Mark and John, almost everywhere in Matt. and Josephus (c. Apion 1, 22, 13, etc.; Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 36; (cf. Polybius 16, 39, 4); others)), and Ἱερουσαλήμ (WH Ἰερουσαλήμ (see reference as above)), ἡ, indeclinable (the invariable form in the Sept. (Joshua 10:1, etc.; Philo de somn. 2:39 at the beginning; so Aristotle, in Josephus, contra Apion 1, 22, 7 (where see Müller)); in the N. T. where a certain sacred emphasis, so to speak, resides in the very name, as Galatians 4:25f (see Lightfoot at the passage); Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:2, 10; thus in direct address: Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; both forms are used promiscuously (yet with a marked preference for the indeclinable form) in the O. T. Apocrypha, and in the writings of Luke and of Paul; (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 119; WH's Appendix, p. 160). Whether there is also a third and unusual form Ἱεροσόλυμα, ἱεροσολυμης, ἡ, in Matthew 2:3; Matthew 3:5, is extremely doubtful; for in the phrase ἐξεπορεύετο ... Ἱεροσόλυμα, Matthew 3:5, the noun can be taken as a neuter plural with a singular verb, cf. Winer's Grammar, § 58, 3 a.; and in the former passage, Matthew 2:3, the unusual coupling of the feminine πᾶσα with the neuter plural Ἱεροσόλυμα is easily explained by the supposition that the appellative idea, ἡ πόλις, was in the writer's mind; see Fritzsche and Bleek at the passage; cf. Buttmann, 18 (16); (yet see Pape, Eigennamen, under the word). Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלִַם and יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, Chaldean יְרוּשְׁלֶם, Syriac mLSrw) [ 1. to denote, either the city itself, Matthew 2:1; Mark 3:8; John 1:19, etc.; or its inhabitants, Matthew 2:3; Matthew 3:5; Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34. 2. ἡ νῦν Ἱερουσαλήμ (the Jerusalem that now is), with its present religious institutions, i. e. the Mosaic system, so designated from its primary external location, Galatians 4:25, with which is contrasted ἡ ἄνω Ἱερουσαλήμ (after the rabbinical phrase מעלה שׁל ירושׁלים, Jerusalem that is above, i. e. existing in heaven, according to the pattern of which the earthly Jerusalem מטה שׁל ירושׁלים was supposed to be built (cf. Schöttgen, Horae Hebrew i., 1207ff)), i. e. metaphorically, the City of God founded by Christ, now wearing the form of the church, but after Christ's return to put on the form of the perfected Messianic kingdom, Galatians 4:26; Ἱερουσαλήμ ἐπουράνιος, the heavenly Jerusalem, i. e. the heavenly abode of God, Christ, the angels, beatified men (as well the saints of the O. T. as Christians), and as citizens of which true Christians are to be regarded while still living on earth, Hebrews 12:22; ἡ καινή Ἱερουσαλήμ in the visions of John 'the Revelator,' the new Jerusalem, a splendid visible city to be let down from heaven after the renovation of the world, the future abode of the blessed: Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:2, 10. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin (Yruwshalaim); Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim}, the capitol of Palestine -- Jerusalem. Compare Hierousalem. see GREEK Hierousalem see HEBREW Yruwshalaim Forms and Transliterations Ιεροσολυμα Ἰεροσόλυμα Ἱεροσόλυμα Ιεροσολυμοις Ἰεροσολύμοις Ἱεροσολύμοις Ιεροσολυμων Ἰεροσολύμων Ἱεροσολύμων Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierosoluma Ierosolumois Ierosolumon Ierosolumōn Ierosolyma Ierosólyma Ierosolymois Ierosolýmois Ierosolymon Ierosolymōn Ierosolýmon Ierosolýmōn Ierousalem Ierousalēm IerousalḕmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 2:1 N-AFSGRK: παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἰεροσόλυμα NAS: arrived in Jerusalem, saying, KJV: the east to Jerusalem, INT: arrived at Jerusalem Matthew 2:3 N-NFS Matthew 3:5 N-NFS Matthew 4:25 N-GNP Matthew 5:35 N-AFS Matthew 15:1 N-GNP Matthew 16:21 N-AFS Matthew 20:17 N-AFS Matthew 20:18 N-AFS Matthew 21:1 N-AFS Matthew 21:10 N-AFS Mark 3:8 N-GNP Mark 3:22 N-GNP Mark 7:1 N-GNP Mark 10:32 N-AFS Mark 10:33 N-AFS Mark 11:1 N-AFS Mark 11:11 N-AFS Mark 11:15 N-AFS Mark 11:27 N-AFS Mark 15:41 N-AFS Luke 2:22 N-AFS Luke 13:22 N-AFS Luke 19:28 N-AFS Luke 23:7 N-DNP Strong's Greek 2414 |