John 7:25
Footnote:
79a | The name ירושלים (Yerushalayim), conventionally rendered Jerusalem, is widely understood as composed of two elements: ירו (possibly from yārāh or yāsad, “to found, to establish”) and שלים, a dual or archaic poetic form of שלום (peace). The suffix ים- is morphologically dual in Hebrew and may suggest either a literary or theological interpretation as “double peace” or “twofold peace.” While שָׁלוֹם typically does not occur in dual form, the appearance of שלים may reflect:
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