Jerusalén

English

Etymology

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Spanish Jerusalénbor.

English Jerusalén

Borrowed from Spanish Jerusalén.

Proper noun

Jerusalén

1. A town in La Paz department, El Salvador.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Iherusalem, from Late Latin Ierūsalēm, Hierūsalēm, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yərūšālayim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeɾusaˈlen/ [xe.ɾu.saˈlẽn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: Je‧ru‧sa‧lén

Proper noun

Jerusalén f

1. Jerusalem (the de-facto capital city of Israel)
2. Jerusalem (the claimed capital city of Palestine)
3. a town in La Paz department, El Salvador

Derived terms

• cruz de Jerusalén

Further reading

• “Jerusalén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025