צִיּוֹן
tsiy.yon
“Zion”
Definition
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
the same (regularly) as H6725 (צִיּוּן)lemma צִיוּן missing dagesh, corrected to צִיּוּן;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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N:N--L
Occurrences
צִיּוֹן appears 131 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.”Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high;He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Who has heard of such as this?Who has seen such things?Can a country be born in a dayor a nation be delivered in an instant?Yet as soon as Zion was in labor,she gave birth to her children.
He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth;He has destroyed His place of meeting.The LORD has made Zion forgether appointed feasts and Sabbaths.In His fierce angerHe has despised both king and priest.
For the LORD has chosen Zion;He has desired it for His home:
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