Lexical Definition

‎צִיּוֹן‎ Tsîyôwn (tsee-yone') Zion ^N:N--L
the same (regularly) as ‎צִיּוּן‎

Zion.

• § Zion = "parched place"
• Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

1) another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books

See Greek: Σιών

Extended Information

name of: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם

• Zion = "parched place"
• Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (‎י‎ְ‎רו‎ּ‎ש‎ָׁ‎ל‎ִַ֫‎ם‎, ‎י‎ְ‎רו‎ּ‎ש‎ְׁ‎ל‎ֵ‎ם‎ "Jerusalem" יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צִיּוֺן‎₁₅₄ proper name, of a location Σ(ε)ιων; ‚îyyôn, Zion (Syriac , older form, according to Lag^{Bn 84}, compare 198); — ‎׳‎‎צ‎ 2Sam 5:7 +; ‎צִיּוֺ֫נָה‎ Jer 4:6 — stronghold (of Jebusiteas), ‎׳‎‎מְצֻדַת צ‎ captured by David, and made his residence 2Sam 5:7 = 1Chr 11:5 (both + ‎הִיא עִיר דָּוִד‎), on southern part of east hill of Jerusalem, distinct from site of temple 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2 (both ‎׳‎‎הִיא צ‎ ‎׳‎‎מֵעִיר ד‎), not elsewhere in narrative, but often in poets and prophets: as name of Jerusalem, from political point of view (sometimes = inhabitants), Amos 6:7 (|| ‎הַרשֹֿׁמְרוֺן‎), || ‎יְרוּשָׁלַםִ‎ Mic 3:10; Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18; Isa 4:3; Isa 30:19; Isa 40:9; Isa 41:27; Isa 52:1; Isa 62:1; Isa 64:9*; Zeph 3:16; Zech 1:14; Zech 1:17; Ps 51:20* and (‎׳‎‎בַּתצֿ‎) Isa 52:2; Mic 4:8 (|| ‎׳‎‎בַּתיְֿרוּשׁ‎ ), Lam 2:13 (|| id.), also (‎׳‎‎יוֺשֶׁבֶת צ‎) Jer 51:35 = Jerusalem also Isa 14:32; Isa 33:5+, so especially in phrase ‎׳‎‎בְּנוֺת צ‎ Isa 3:16; Isa 3:17; Isa 4:4; Song 3:11, ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי צ‎ Lam 4:2; Joel 2:23; Ps 149:2 (|| ‎יִשְׂרָזֵל‎ ), cf . Zech 9:13, ‎אֶתבָּֿנֶיהָ‎ ‎׳‎‎יָלְדָה צ‎ Isa 66:8, and even ‎׳‎‎הַרצֿ‎ 2Kgs 19:31 = Isa 37:32 (both || ‎׳‎‎יְרוּשׁ‎ ), Isa 29:8 (|| ‎אַרִיאֵל‎ vIsa 29:7), Obad 1:17; Obad 1:21; Ps 48:12* (|| ‎יְהוֺדָה בְּנוֺת‎ Ps 125:1 so also ‎׳‎‎הַרבַּֿת צ‎ Isa 16:1 and Isa 10:32 Qr (Kt ‎׃ בית‎ || ‎׳‎‎נִּבְעַתיְֿרוּשׁ‎); compare ‎׳‎‎מְרוֺםצֿ‎ Jer 31:12 in following ‎׳‎‎הַרצֿ‎ might refer to temple-hill Isa 10:12 (+‎׳‎‎יְרוּשׁ‎), Isa 31:4 (+‎נִּבְעָתָהּ‎ = ‎׳‎‎יְרוּשׁ‎ vIsa 31:5), Lam 5:18; Joel 3:5* (+ ‎׳‎‎יְרוּשׁ‎ ); specifically of Jerusalem as abode of ‎׳‎‎י‎ and place of his worship Amos 1:2; Isa 31:9; Zech 8:3; Mic 4:2 = Isa 2:3, Joel 4:16*; Ps 102:22*; Ps 135:21; Ps 147:12 (all || ‎׳‎‎יְרוּשׁ‎), Ps 76:8* (|| ‎שָׁלֵם‎); particular of sanctuary Ps 20:3* (|| ‎קֹדֶשׁ‎), Ps 14:7 = Ps 53:7*+; of Jerusalem ‎׳‎‎הַרצֿ‎ Ps 48:3* (|| ‎רָב֑ קִרְיַת מֶלֶח‎), Ps 78:68 (|| ‎שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה‎), Isa 24:23 (|| ‎׳‎‎יְרוּשׁ‎), etc.; ‎׳‎‎הַרֲרֵי צ‎ in same sence Ps 133:3 particularly of sanctuary Isa 4:5 and (|| ‎הַרקָֿדְשִׁי‎) Joel 2:1; Joel 4:17* ‎הַרֿ‎ ‎׳‎‎קָדְשִׁי צ‎ Ps 2:6 is seat of king. — See also ‎׳‎‎בַּתצֿ‎, ‎׳‎‎הַהרצֿ‎, ‎׳‎‎ישֶׁבֶת צ‎, below ‎בַּת‎,‎הַר‎, ‎יָשַׁב‎ . ‎צָיוֺן‎ see ‎ציה‎. ‎צִיּוּן‎ see ‎צוה‎ above.

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