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Jerusalem Pronunciation
Jerusalem is pronounced jer-OO-suh-luhm, IPA /dʒɝˈusələm/.
jer-OO-suh-luhm
US /dʒɝˈusələm/
Syllables: jer · OO · suh · luhm (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The ancient city in the Levant that is holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Jerusalem in a Sentence
- The old city of Jerusalem is walled on all four sides.
- Pilgrims have travelled to Jerusalem for three thousand years.
- She spent a year studying in Jerusalem.
Common Mispronunciations of Jerusalem
Not je-ROO-sa-lem
Only the second syllable carries weight. The two that follow reduce to suh and luhm, so the name tails away quietly.
Not ye-ROO-suh-luhm
English keeps the j of jam here, even though Hebrew and several European languages use a y sound in their versions of the name.
Tip: Four syllables: jer-OO-suh-luhm. The loud one rhymes with loose.
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