Zion

• Sion

Inherited from Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ.ən/, /ˈzaɪˌɒn/

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• Rhymes: -aɪən, -aɪɒn

Zion

1. A landmark hill (or "mount") on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built, a centerpiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
   • 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.

2. (poetic reference to) Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
3. (by far extension) The whole nation of Israel.
4. A male given name from Hebrew.
5. A female given name.
6. (Mormonism) An association of the righteous.
7. A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

• 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)

• Mount of Olives
• The Holy Land

• zino

• Sion

Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).

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Zion m (proper noun, strong, genitive Zions)

1. Zion (a hill ("mount" in Israel)

• Berg Zion (Berg Sion)
• Zionsberg (Sionsberg)

• Zionismus
• Zionist
• Zionit