Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

It is also an interesting possibility: YERU$-$ALEM. I think, though,  
that the fraction YERU- is עיר city, as in IR HAMAYIM mentioned in  
2 Sam. 12:27. YERU$ALAYIM held great attraction to both the ancient  
Canaanites and ancient Hebrews through the twin facts that it is  
situated high in the mountains, and was therefore defensible against  
the well armed hordes of the plain, yet had plenty of water from the  
GIYXON and the $IYLOAX, and also from collected rain water (average  
rain fall: 500 mm/year). Some think that $ALEM was another name for  
'sun' (E$-AL-EM?), and that king $LOMOH was the roi soleil of ancient  
Israel.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

> perhaps,
>
> but if so contracted, why not strong's 3425 + 8003?
>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:
> It just crossed my mind that the name is possibly a compact form of  
> IR-HU)-$E-AL-MAYIM, 'the city sitting upon water'.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
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