Jerusalem
/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/
Jerusalem proper noun: 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.

Proper noun
Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)
- 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.2008 July 22, Rory McCarthy, “Middle East: Driver shot dead after injuring 16 in second Jerusalem bulldozer attack”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 May 2021
- Synonyms:
- al-Quds, Hierosolyma
- A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
- A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A town in Yates County, New York.
- A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
- A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
- Former name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
- A suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
- A settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Māori name.
- Synonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.
- Synonyms:
- Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand
Jerusalem meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Jerusalem in Hindi
- city in the Holy Land
- यरुशलम yaruślam, येरुशलम yeruślam, अल-क़ुद्स al-quds, क़ुद्स quds
Jerusalem in Tamil
- city in the Holy Land
- எருசலேம் erucalēm
Jerusalem in Marathi
- city in the Holy Land
- जेरुसलेम jeruslem
Jerusalem in Urdu
- city in the Holy Land
- یَرُوشَلَم yarūśalam, یَروشَلَم yarośalam, بَیتُ الْمُقْدَّس baitu l-muqaddas, قُدْس quds, اَلْقُدْس alquds, قُدْسِ شَرِیف quds-i śarīf
More languagesFewer languages
- Jerusalem in Bengali
- কুদুস kudus, যিরূশালেম jiruśalem, জেরুসালেম jeruśalem, জেরুজালেম jerujalem
- Jerusalem in Telugu
- జెరూసలేం jerūsalēṁ
- Jerusalem in Malayalam
- ജെറുസലേം jeṟusalēṁ, ഓറെശ്ലെം ōṟeśleṁ
- Jerusalem in Kannada
- ಜೆರುಸಲೆಂ jerusaleṃ
- Jerusalem in Punjabi
- ਜੇਰੂਸਲਮ jerūslam
- Jerusalem in Gujarati
- જેરુશલેમ jeruślem
- Jerusalem in Sinhala
- ජෙරුසලම jerusalama
- Jerusalem in Nepali
- जेरुसेलम jeruselam
- Jerusalem in Pashto
- قدس quds, بيت المقدس baytu l-muqadas, يروشلم yarūšalim
- Jerusalem in Tagalog
- Herusalen
- Jerusalem in Arabic
- الْقُدْس al-quds, بَيْت الْمَقْدِس bayt al-maqdis
- Jerusalem in Malay
- Baitulmuqaddis, Baitulmaqdis, Jerusalem, Yerusalem
- Jerusalem in Indonesian
- Yerusalem
- Jerusalem in Thai
- เยรูซาเลม yee-ruu-saa-lem
- Jerusalem in Vietnamese
- Giê-ru-sa-lem, Giê-ru-xa-lem, Giê-ru-da-lem, Gia Liêm
- Jerusalem in Myanmar
- ဂျေရုဆလင်မြို့ gyeru.hca.langmrui.
- Dhivehi
- އޫރުޝަލީމް ūrušalīm̊, ޤުދުސް qudus
Synonyms of Jerusalem
- al-Quds
- Hierosolyma
- Hiruharama
- Gisborne District
- New Zealand
Forms of Jerusalem
| plural | Jerusalems |
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Origin of Jerusalem
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).
Words formed from Jerusalem
- Fallen Jerusalem Island
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Jerusalem cherry
- Jerusalem cricket
- Jerusalem cross
- Jerusalem Day
- Jerusalem haddock
- Jerusalemite
- Jerusalem mixed grill
- Jerusalem oak
- Jerusalem pine
- Jerusalem pony
- Jerusalem sage
- Jerusalem Sunday
- Jerusalem syndrome
- Jerusalem Talmud
- Jerusalem thorn
- Jewrusalem
- New Jerusalem
- oak of Jerusalem
- Old Jerusalem Island
- Palestinian Jerusalem
- Temple in Jerusalem
- trip to Jerusalem
- East Jerusalemite
- West Jerusalemite
- Walls of Jerusalem
Phrases with Jerusalem
Questions about Jerusalem
- What does Jerusalem mean?
- Jerusalem means 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.
- What is Jerusalem in Hindi?
- Jerusalem in Hindi is यरुशलम (yaruślam), येरुशलम (yeruślam), अल-क़ुद्स (al-quds). See Jerusalem meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Jerusalem?
- Jerusalem is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Jerusalem?
- Jerusalem is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/.
Words near Jerusalem in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Jerusalem (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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