# yerushalayim (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם)

pronounced: ye-roo-sha-LA-yim


**Jerusalem — the city’s Hebrew name**

## In Scripture

> but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
> — 2 Chronicles 6:6 (Exact occurrence — God chooses Jerusalem as the place where His name will dwell.)

> Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;
> — Psalm 122:2 (Exact occurrence — the pilgrims stand within Jerusalem’s gates.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yerushalayim/