I vaguely remember a note something like this in Wenham's Introduction
to NT Greek. But I don't have it (or the rest of my books) to hand to
check. And I don't think Wenham would have given any source. I would
suggest looking at various lexicons to see if they mention any such
idea.
Peter Kirk
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Subject: Re[3]: Jerusalem, neuter plural
Author: <JoeFriberg AT email.msn.com> at Internet
Date: 08/09/1999 14:42
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> On the other hand, I have read
> that the form HIEROSOLUMA is derived from an assimilation to a Greek
> popular etymology: HIERO = "Holy" and SOLUMA = ??