| Appellations |
Meaning |
Ref |
| al-Quds |
The Holy |
1 |
| City of David |
Ir David |
1 |
| Hierosolyma |
Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα; in Greek hieròs, ἱερός, means holy |
1 |
| Ir David |
City of David |
1 |
| Jerū-šálēm |
"settlement" or "fortress" (thence "The Abode of Shalim") |
1 |
| Rušalimum |
The Execration Texts (c. 19th century BCE), which refer to a city called rwš3lmm, variously transcribed as Rušalimum/Urušalimum/Rôsh-ramen and the Amarna letters (c. 14th century BCE) may be the earliest mention of the city. |
2 |
| Shalim |
Shalim or Shalem was the name of the god of dusk in the Canaanite religion, whose name is based on the same root S-L-M from which the Hebrew word for "peace" is derived (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew). |
1 |
| s-l-m |
peace, harmony or completeness |
1 |
| The Abode of Shalim |
Jerū-šálēm |
1 |
| The Holy |
al-Quds |
1 |
| Urusalima |
Jerusalem was named as "Urusalima" on ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets, probably meaning "City of Shalem" after a Canaanite deity . . . . |
1 |
| Urušalimum |
The Execration Texts (c. 19th century BCE), which refer to a city called rwš3lmm, variously transcribed as Rušalimum/Urušalimum/Rôsh-ramen and the Amarna letters (c. 14th century BCE) may be the earliest mention of the city. |
2 |
| yerusha Shalem |
blend of yerusha (heritage) and the original name Shalem |
1 |
| Yerushalayim |
The form Yerushalem or Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) first appears in the Bible, in the Book of Joshua. According to a Midrash, the name is a combination of "Yireh" ("The abiding place", the name given by Abraham to the place where he began to sacrifice his son) and "Shalem" ("Place of Peace", given by high priest Shem) then two names were united by God. |
1 |
| Zion |
Called the "Fortress of Zion" (metsudat Zion), it was renamed by David as the City of David, and was known by this name in antiquity. Another name, "Zion", initially referred to a distinct part of the city, but later came to signify the city as a whole and to represent the biblical Land of Israel. |
1 |
