Zion
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English
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Etymology
From Middle English Sion, from Old English Syon, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Initial Z- was likely under influence from Early New High German Zion, itself influenced by the Ashkenazi pronunciation /t͡s/.
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Proper noun
Zion
- (biblical) A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
- Synonym: Mount Zion
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, 2 Samuel 5:7, column 2:
- Neuertheleſſe, Dauid tooke the ſtrong hold of Zion: the ſame is the citie of Dauid.
- (poetic) Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
- (by extension) The whole nation of Israel.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A female given name.
- (Mormonism) An association of the righteous.
- A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
Synonyms
- Mount Zion
- Moriah, Mount of myrrh (as a special landmark of 'perfume' importance; Analogous to the very special power of prayer that rises specifically from this locale. In accordance with Jewish Midrashic literature)
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Translations
hill ("mount") in Israel
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German
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Etymology
From Old High German Sion, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Initial Z- was influenced by the Ashkenazi pronunciation /t͡s/.
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Proper noun
Zion m (proper noun, strong, genitive Zions)
- (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
Declension
Declension of Zion