Yerusalem
Malay
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Ierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).
Usage notes
Use limited to Christian religious contexts i.e. the Bible, modern fields like geopolitics use Baitulmaqdis and Baitulmuqaddis.
External links
- "Yerusalem" in the corpus of the Alkitab Versi Borneo
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