Dome of the Rock

proper noun

A shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.

OriginArabic قبة الصخرة →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Dome of the Rock
  1. A shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.

Origin

  1. Arabicقبة الصخرة
  2. EnglishDome of the Rock

Calque of Arabic قبة الصخرة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra), from صخرة (ṣaḵra, “rock”) + قبة (qubba, “dome”).

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Translations

Arabic قُبَّةُ الصَّخْرَةِ
  • قُبَّةُ الصَّخْرَةِ (qubbatu ṣ-ṣaḵrati)shrine in Jerusalem
Bengali শিলার গম্বুজ
  • শিলার গম্বুজ (śilar gombuj)shrine in Jerusalem
Catalan Cúpula de la Roca
  • Cúpula de la Rocashrine in Jerusalem
Dutch Rotskoepel
  • Rotskoepelshrine in Jerusalem
French Dôme du Rocher, Coupole du Rocher
  • Dôme du Rochershrine in Jerusalem
  • Coupole du Rochershrine in Jerusalem
German Felsendom
  • Felsendomshrine in Jerusalem
Hindi चट्टान का गुंबद
  • चट्टान का गुंबद (caṭṭān kā gumbad)shrine in Jerusalem
Hungarian Sziklamecset
  • Sziklamecsetshrine in Jerusalem
Indonesian Kubah Batu
  • Kubah Batushrine in Jerusalem
Italian Cupola della Roccia
  • Cupola della Rocciashrine in Jerusalem
Malay Kubah Batu
  • Kubah Batushrine in Jerusalem
Norwegian Klippedomen
  • Klippedomenshrine in Jerusalem
Persian قبه صخره, قبةالصخره
  • قبه صخره (qobbe-ye saxre)shrine in Jerusalem
  • قبةالصخره (qobbat-os-saxre)shrine in Jerusalem
Polish Kopuła na Skale
  • Kopuła na Skaleshrine in Jerusalem
Portuguese Domo da Rocha, Cúpula da Rocha
  • Domo da Rochashrine in Jerusalem
  • Cúpula da Rochashrine in Jerusalem
Romanian Cupola Stâncii
  • Cupola Stânciishrine in Jerusalem
Russian Купол Скалы
  • Купол Скалы (Kupol Skaly)shrine in Jerusalem
Spanish Domo de la Roca, Cúpula de la Roca
  • Domo de la Rocashrine in Jerusalem
  • Cúpula de la Rocashrine in Jerusalem
Swedish Klippdomen
  • Klippdomenshrine in Jerusalem
Turkish Kubbetü's-Sahre, Kubbe-i Sahre
  • Kubbetü's-Sahreshrine in Jerusalem
  • Kubbe-i Sahreshrine in Jerusalem
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APA

Dome of the Rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dome%20of%20the%20Rock

MLA

“Dome of the Rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dome%20of%20the%20Rock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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