Jerusalem, City of Eternity; Jerusalem, Capital of Eternity (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִיר הַנֶּצַח, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם בִּירַת הַנֶּצַח)

Jerusalem, City of Eternity; Jerusalem, Capital of Eternity

A nickname for Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

("For Yours, O LORD, is the greatness—this is the splitting of the Red Sea, and the might—this is the plague of the firstborn, and the splendor—this is the giving of the Torah, and the eternity—this is Jerusalem, and the majesty—this is the Temple" — Berakhot 58a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִיר הַנֶּצַח, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם בִּירַת הַנֶּצַח

Definition (Hebrew)

כִּינּוּי לִירוּשָׁלַיִם כְּבִירָתוֹ הַנִּצְחִית שֶׁל הָעָם הַיְּהוּדִי וּמְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל.

("לְךָ ה' הַגְדָּלָה- זוֹ קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף, וְהַגְּבוּרָה- זוֹ מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת, וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת- זוֹ מַתַּן תּוֹרָה, וְהַנֵּצַח- זוֹ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, וְהַהוֹד - זוֹ בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ"- בְּרָכוֹת נָח ע"א)

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