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in reply to a message by Miranda
. . . Salem means "peace".
Jerusalem holy city in Palestine, from Gk. Hierousalem, from Heb. Yerushalayim, lit. "foundation of peace," from base of yarah "he threw, cast" + shalom "peace."
From here: http://www.etymonline.com/
edit - removed some irrelevant extra info from the definition.
Jerusalem holy city in Palestine, from Gk. Hierousalem, from Heb. Yerushalayim, lit. "foundation of peace," from base of yarah "he threw, cast" + shalom "peace."
From here: http://www.etymonline.com/
edit - removed some irrelevant extra info from the definition.
This message was edited 1/28/2005, 7:01 PM
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