Lexical Definition

‎צִיעֹר‎ Tsîyʻôr (tsee-ore') Zior ^N:N--L
from ‎צָעַר‎; small

Zior.

• § Zior = "smallness"
• Tsior, a place in Palestine

1) a town in the mountains of Judah belonging to the same group as Hebron

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צִיעֹר‎ proper name, of a location Σωρθ, A ᵐ5^L Σιωρ, Josh 15:54, probably ‚â±îr, 5 miles north-northeast from Hebron, Buhl^Geogr.158.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Zior • A town in the hill country of Judah

Zior was a town in the hill country of Judah (Jos.15:54).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.15.54;
• only referred to as Zior צִיעֹר.
  

Zior is mentioned in the Bible as one of the towns in the hill country of Judah (Jos.15:54). It is listed alongside other towns such as Humtah, Kirjath-arba (Hebron), and Maon in the description of the territory allotted to Judah. However, no other information is provided about the history or significance of Zior. Its exact location is unknown, but it was situated in the hill country of Judah, which was the central mountainous region of the tribe's territory.

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