Lexical Definition
צִידוֹן Tsîydôwn (tsee-done') Sidon N:N-M-P
or צִידֹן Tsîydôn (tsee-done'); from צוּד in the sense of catching fish; fishery
Sidon, Zidon.
- § Sidon = "hunting"
- Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine
1) ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre
See Greek: Σιδών
Extended Information
- A man of the Canaanites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15
- son of: Canaan (כְּנַעַן)
- brother of: Heth (חֵת), Jebusite (יְבוּסִי), Amorite (אֱמֹרִי), Girgashite (גִּרְגָּשִׁי), Hivite (חִוִּי), Arkite (עַרְקִי), Sinite (סִינִי), Arvadite (אַרְוָדִי), Zemarite (צְמָרִי) and Hamathite (חֲמָתִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Also see: רַבָּה
צִידוֺן and (Gen 10:15; Gen 10:19; Gen 49:3) צִידֹן proper name, of a location Sidon, Σιδων, ancient Phoenician city, on coast north of Tyre (in Assyrian ‚idum( n)u, COTGloss; Tel Amarna ‚iduna, Phoenician צדן, Old Aramaic צידן; in Egyptian D±-(d)u-na, WMMAs.u.Eur.184); — 'first-born' of Canaan Gen 10:15 = 1Chr 1:13 northern limit of Canaanite Gen 10:19, compare Gen 49:13 defined as רַבָּה ׳צ Josh 11:8 (so Josh 19:28 below); also Judg 1:31; Judg 10:6 (׳אֱהֵֹי צ), Judg 18:28; 1Kgs 17:9 named with Tyre Josh 19:28 (compare vJosh 19:29), 2Sam 24:6 (compare v2Sam 24:7), Isa 23:2; Isa 23:4 and ׳בְּתוּלַת בַּתצֿ vIsa 23:12 (compare vIsa 23:5 etc.), Jer 25:22; Jer 27:3; Jer 47:4; Ezek 27:8; Ezek 28:21; Ezek 28:22 (compare vEzek 28:2 vEzek 28:12), Zech 9:2; Joel 4:4*. — See PietschmPhöniz. 54 ff. PrutzAus Phönicien (1876), 98 ff. RobBR ii.478 ff. de LuynesVoyage à la mer Morte i 18 ff., and Plural vi-xi. BdPal 3 (1898), 313 ff.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:15 · 10:19 · 49:3 · 49:13 |
| Joshua | 11:8 · 19:28 · 19:29 |
| Judges | 1:31 · 10:6 · 18:28 |
| 2 Samuel | 24:6 · 24:7 |
| 1 Kings | 17:9 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:13 |
| Isaiah | 23:2 · 23:4 · 23:5 · 23:12 |
| Jeremiah | 25:22 · 27:3 · 47:4 |
| Ezekiel | 27:8 · 28:2 · 28:12 · 28:21 · 28:22 |
| Joel | 4:4* |
| Zechariah | 9:2 |
Profile
Male • Son of Canaan • Firstborn son of Canaan, ancestor of the Sidonians.
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Sidon was the firstborn son of Canaan and the ancestor of the Sidonian people.
- A man of the Canaanites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15;
- only referred to as Sidon צִידוֹן;
- son of Canaan כְּנַעַן;
- a brother of Heth חֵת, Jebusites יְבוּסִי, Amorites אֱמֹרִי, Girgashites גִּרְגָּשִׁי, Hivites חִוִּי, Arkites עַרְקִי, Sinites סִינִי, Arvadites אַרְוָדִי, Zemarites צְמָרִי and Hamathites חֲמָתִי.
Sidon is mentioned in Genesis 10:15 and 1 Chronicles 1:13 as the firstborn son of Canaan, who was the son of Ham and the grandson of Noah. Sidon is listed among the descendants of Canaan, along with his brothers Heth, the Jebusite, the Amorite, and others. The descendants of Canaan inhabited the region that later became known as Canaan, which included the cities of Sidon and Tyre. The Sidonians, who were descended from Sidon, became known for their maritime trade and their skilled craftsmanship, particularly in the production of purple dye and glass. The city of Sidon, named after its ancestor, became one of the most important Phoenician cities and is frequently mentioned in the Bible as a center of commerce and culture.
All entries for Sidon: צִידוֹן