"Jerusalem, pr. name, indecl., also spelled Ἱεροσόλυμα 62x in our text. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Jerusalem, pr. name, indecl., also spelled Ἱεροσόλυμα 62x in our text. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰερουσαλήμ
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ierousalem (G2419) across the King James Bible.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
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Common questions
Strong's G2419 (ierousalem) is a Greek word that means: Jerusalem, pr. name, indecl., also spelled Ἱεροσόλυμα 62x in our text. See PhotoGuide. It appears 80 times in the King James Bible.
The word ierousalem (G2419) appears 80 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2419 is ierousalem, a Greek word defined as: Jerusalem, pr. name, indecl., also spelled Ἱεροσόλυμα 62x in our text. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ierousalem is a Greek word found in the New Testament.