Jerusalem
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jerusalem in British English:
UK [dʒə'ru:sələm]
How to pronounce Jerusalem in American English:
US [dʒə'rʊsələm]
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- Noun:
- capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
Word Origin
- Jerusalem
- holy city in ancient Palestine, from Greek Hierousalem, from Hebrew Yerushalayim, literally "foundation of peace," from base of yarah "he threw, cast" + shalom "peace." Jerusalem "artichoke" is folk etymology of Italian girasole "sunflower" (see girasole).
Example
- 1. A devout jew , he flies regularly to jerusalem to consult the amshinover rebbe about new business ventures .
- 2. I often hear them accuse israel of judaizing jerusalem .
- 3. Jerusalem is increasingly cut off .
- 4. All of jerusalem was theirs .
- 5. As linda gradstein reports from jerusalem .