Jerusalem in Hebrew is יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushaláyim).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
yerushaláyim
name · feminine
In English
Jerusalem
/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/ /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Jerusalem as a name.
city in the Holy Land
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִםירושליםyerushaláyimfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after Jerusalem in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Jerusalem in Hebrew.
How do you say Jerusalem in Hebrew?
Jerusalem in Hebrew is יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, said yerushaláyim. Without vowel points it is written ירושלים.
Is ירושלים masculine or feminine?
The word ירושלים is feminine.
How is Jerusalem pronounced in English?
Jerusalem is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/, /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Jerusalem and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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