Zion
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ.ən/, /ˈzaɪˌɒn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪən, -aɪɒn
Proper noun
Zion
- A landmark hill (or "mount") on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built, a centerpiece 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 reference to) Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
- (by far 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)
Derived terms
Translations
hill ("mount") in Israel
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See also
- Mount of Olives
- The Holy Land
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Zion m (proper noun, strong, genitive Zions)
Synonyms
- Berg Zion (Berg Sion)
- Zionsberg (Sionsberg)
Derived terms
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