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Where does “Ἰερουσαλήμ” come from?

Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ancient Greek) comes from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם, from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.

Ancestry of “Ἰερουσαλήμ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicיְרוּשְׁלֶם—
2Biblical Hebrewיְרוּשָׁלַיִם—

Words derived from “Ἰερουσαλήμ”

  • Hierosolyma
  • hierosolymitanus
  • Երուսաղեմ
  • Երուսաղէմ
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