What does Hierūsalēm mean in Latin?

Hierūsalēm, a proper noun, means “Jerusalem”.

How do you pronounce Hierūsalēm?

In classical Latin, [hi.ɛˈruː.sa.ɫẽː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.eˈruː.s̬a.lem].

proper noun · neuter

Hierūsalēm n (indeclinable)

Classical[hi.ɛˈruː.sa.ɫẽː]Ecclesiastical[i.eˈruː.s̬a.lem]

indeclinableJerusalem
anno tertio regni Ioachim regis Iuda venit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis Hierusalem et obsedit eamIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Danihelis 1:1:

From Ancient Greek Ἱερουσᾱλήμ (Hierousālḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (y'rushaláyim, “Jerusalem”).

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