Lexicon Tsiyyon: a mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. Original Word: צִיּוֹןPart of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Tsiyyon Phonetic Spelling: (tsee-yone') Short Definition: Zion NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as tsiyyahDefinitiona mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. NASB TranslationZion (153), Zion's (1).
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 2 Samuel 5:7 +; צִיּוֺ֫נָה Jeremiah 4:6; — stronghold (of Jebusiteas), ׳מְצֻדַת צ captured by David, and made his residence 2 Samuel 5:7 = 1 Chronicles 11:5 (both + הִיא עִיר דָּוִד), on southern part of east hill of Jerusalem, distinct from site of temple 1 Kings 8:1 2Chronicles 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 Micah 3:10,12 = Jeremiah 26:18; Isaiah 4:3; Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 41:27; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 62:1; Isaiah 64:9; Zephaniah 3:16; Zechariah 1:14,17; Psalm 51:20 and ( ׳בַּתצֿ) Isaiah 52:2; Micah 4:8 ("" ׳בַּתיְֿרוּשׁ ), Lamentations 2:13 ("" id.), also ( ׳יוֺשֶׁבֶת צ) Jeremiah 51:35; = Jerusalem also Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 33:5+, so especially in phrase ׳בְּנוֺת צ Isaiah 3:16,17; Isaiah 4:4; Songs 3:11, ׳בְּנֵי צ Lamentations 4:2; Joel 2:23; Psalm 149:2 ("" יִשְׂרָזֵל ), cf . Zechariah 9:13, אֶתבָּֿנֶיהָ ׳יָלְדָה צ Isaiah 66:8, and even ׳הַרצֿ 2 Kings 19:31 = Isaiah 37:32 (both "" ׳יְרוּשׁ ), Isaiah 29:8 ("" אַרִיאֵל Isaiah 29:7), Obadiah 17,21; Psalm 48:12 ("" יְהוֺדָה בְּנוֺת Psalm 125:1; so also ׳הַרבַּֿת צ Isaiah 16:1; and Isaiah 10:32 Qr (Kt ׃ בית "" ׳נִּבְעַתיְֿרוּשׁ); compare ׳מְרוֺםצֿ Jeremiah 31:12; in following ׳הַרצֿ might refer to temple-hill Isaiah 10:12 (+ ׳יְרוּשׁ), Isaiah 31:4 (+ נִּבְעָתָהּ = ׳יְרוּשׁ Isaiah 31:5), Lamentations 5:18; Joel 3:5 (+ ׳יְרוּשׁ ); specifically of Jerusalem as abode of ׳י and place of his worship Amos 1:2; Isaiah 31:9; Zechariah 8:3; Micah 4:2 = Isaiah 2:3, Joel 4:16; Psalm 102:22; Psalm 135:21; Psalm 147:12 (all "" ׳יְרוּשׁ), Psalm 76:8 ("" שָׁלֵם); particular of sanctuary Psalm 20:3 ("" קֹדֶשׁ), Psalm 14:7 = Psalm 53:7+; of Jerusalem ׳הַרצֿ Psalm 48:3 ("" רָב֑ קִרְיַת מֶלֶח), Psalm 78:68 ("" שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה), Isaiah 24:23 ("" ׳יְרוּשׁ), etc.; ׳הַרֲרֵי צ in same sence Psalm 133:3; particularly of sanctuary Isaiah 4:5 and ("" הַרקָֿדְשִׁי) Joel 2:1; Joel 4:17; הַרֿ ׳קָדְשִׁי צ Psalm 2:6 is seat of king. — See also ׳בַּתצֿ, ׳הַהרצֿ, ׳ישֶׁבֶת צ, below בַּת, הַר, יָשַׁב . צָיוֺן see ציה. צִיּוּן see צוה above.
Strong's Zion The same (regularly) as tsiyuwn; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem -- Zion. see HEBREW tsiyuwn |
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