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Zion en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (Australia)
  • /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (US)
  • /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor. Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor. Latin Sīōnder. Old English Syon Middle English Sion ▲ Early New High German Zioninflu. English Zion From Middle English Sion, from Old English Syon, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Initial Z- was likely under influence from Early New High German Zion, itself influenced by the Ashkenazi pronunciation /t͡s/.

Meanings

  1. A hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
    • Neuertheleſſe, Dauid tooke the ſtrong hold of Zion: the ſame is the citie of Dauid. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 5:7, column 2:
  2. (poetic) Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
  3. (broadly) 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.
  8. A national park of the United States, located in Utah.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Sion alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Zionification · Zionization · Zionite · New Zion · Zionistan · Zion curtain · Zionwards · Zionist · Zion Don · Zionsville · Zionize · zionify · ziofascist · ziofascism · dezionification · Zionless · Zionism · Zionophobia

Descendants

জায়ন · Jāioon

Relateds

Mount of Olives · Holy Land

Synonyms

Moriah · Mount Zion · Mount of myrrh · Mount Zion

Translations (66)

bn সিয়োন (hill ("mount") in Israel) · sv Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · he ציון \ צִיּוֹן (hill ("mount") in Israel) · cy Sïon (hill ("mount") in Israel) · pt Sião (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ur صہیون (hill ("mount") in Israel) · yue 錫安 /锡安 (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ja シオン (hill ("mount") in Israel) · es Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · am ጽዮን (hill ("mount") in Israel) · nn Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · la Sīōn (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ca Sió (hill ("mount") in Israel) · hi सिय्योन (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ur صیہون (hill ("mount") in Israel) · pl Syjon (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ml സെഹ്യോൻ (hill ("mount") in Israel) · nan-hbl 錫安 /锡安 (hill ("mount") in Israel) · la Sion (female given name) · be Сыён (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ka სიონი (hill ("mount") in Israel) · chr ᏌᏯᏂ (hill ("mount") in Israel) · km ស៊ីយ៉ូន (hill ("mount") in Israel) · et Siion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · fa صهیون (hill ("mount") in Israel) · tr Siyon (hill ("mount") in Israel) · be Сіён (hill ("mount") in Israel) · cop ⲥⲓⲱⲛ (female given name) · ms Zion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · syc ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (hill ("mount") in Israel) · cmn 錫安 /锡安 (hill ("mount") in Israel) · da Zion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · uk Сіо́н (hill ("mount") in Israel) · vo Siun (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ko 시온 (hill ("mount") in Israel) · cs Sión (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ja ザイオン (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ru Сио́н (hill ("mount") in Israel) · grc Σιών (hill ("mount") in Israel) · bn জায়ন (hill ("mount") in Israel) · th ศิโยน (hill ("mount") in Israel) · cy Seion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ar صُهْيُون (hill ("mount") in Israel) · nv dził Záíyan (hill ("mount") in Israel) · de Zion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ga Síón (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ar صَهْيُون (hill ("mount") in Israel) · sh Sìōn (hill ("mount") in Israel) · fr Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · sk Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · yi ציון (hill ("mount") in Israel) · sh Цѝон (hill ("mount") in Israel) · sh Сѝо̄н (hill ("mount") in Israel) · fi Siion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · nan-hbl 郇 (hill ("mount") in Israel) · sh Cìon (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ar صِهْيَوْن (hill ("mount") in Israel) · bg Цио́н (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ml സിയ്യോൻ (hill ("mount") in Israel) · onw ⲥⲓⲱⲛ (female given name) · ar صِهْيُون (hill ("mount") in Israel) · ga Sliabh Shíón (hill ("mount") in Israel) · nb Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · kk Сион (hill ("mount") in Israel) · gd Sion (hill ("mount") in Israel) · hy Սիոն (hill ("mount") in Israel)

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