Old English · proper noun
Hierusalem
- Part of speech
- proper noun
- IPA
- /ˈje.ru.sɑ.lem/
- Syllables
- ˈje · ru · sɑ · lem (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- jerusalem
Meaning
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Jerusalem
Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.
Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.
Analecta Angla Saxonica
Etymology
From Late Latin Hierusalem.
Descendants
jerusalem
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