צִיּוֹן

tsiy.yonNounH6726

Zion

From: the same (regularly) as H6725 (צִיּוּן)lemma צִיוּן missing dagesh, corrected to צִיּוּן;

Short Definition

Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

Full Lexicon Entry

Zion = "parched place" another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, *יְרוּשְׁלֵם *"Jerusalem" H3389)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

131 times

Appears 131 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
46
Psalms
23
Jeremiah
16
Lamentations
15
Micah
9

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:5
  • Isaiah 33:5
  • Isaiah 66:8
  • Lamentations 2:6
  • Psalms 132:13

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.