H6726

צִיּוֹן

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Zion

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

צִיּוֺן154 proper name, of a location Σ(ε)ιων; ‚îyyôn, Zion (Syriac , older form, according to LagBn 84, compare 198); — ׳צ 2Sam 5:7 +; צִיּוֺ֫נָה Jer 4:6 — stronghold (of Jebusiteas), ׳מְצֻדַת צ captured by David, and made his residence 2Sam 5:7 = 1Chr 11:5 (both + הִיא עִיר דָּוִד), on southern part of east hill of Jerusalem, distinct from site of temple 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 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 Mic 3:10; Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18; Isa 4:3; Isa 30:19; Isa 40:9; Isa 41:27; Isa 52:1; Isa 62:1; Isa 64:9; Zeph 3:16; Zech 1:14; Zech 1:17; Ps 51:20 and (׳בַּתצֿ) Isa 52:2; Mic 4:8 (|| ׳בַּתיְֿרוּשׁ ), Lam 2:13 (|| id.), also (׳יוֺשֶׁבֶת צ) Jer 51:35 = Jerusalem also Isa 14:32; Isa 33:5+, so especially in phrase ׳בְּנוֺת צ Isa 3:16; Isa 3:17; Isa 4:4; Song 3:11, ׳בְּנֵי צ Lam 4:2; Joel 2:23; Ps 149:2 (|| יִשְׂרָזֵל ), cf . Zech 9:13, אֶתבָּֿנֶיהָ ׳יָלְדָה צ Isa 66:8, and even ׳הַרצֿ 2Kgs 19:31 = Isa 37:32 (both || ׳יְרוּשׁ ), Isa 29:8 (|| אַרִיאֵל vIsa 29:7), Obad 1:17; Obad 1:21; Ps 48:12 (|| יְהוֺדָה בְּנוֺת Ps 125:1 so also ׳הַרבַּֿת צ Isa 16:1 and Isa 10:32 Qr (Kt ׃ בית || ׳נִּבְעַתיְֿרוּשׁ); compare ׳מְרוֺםצֿ Jer 31:12 in following ׳הַרצֿ might refer to temple-hill Isa 10:12 (+׳יְרוּשׁ), Isa 31:4 (+נִּבְעָתָהּ = ׳יְרוּשׁ vIsa 31:5), Lam 5:18; Joel 3:5 (+ ׳יְרוּשׁ ); specifically of Jerusalem as abode of ׳י and place of his worship Amos 1:2; Isa 31:9; Zech 8:3; Mic 4:2 = Isa 2:3, Joel 4:16; Ps 102:22; Ps 135:21; Ps 147:12 (all || ׳יְרוּשׁ), Ps 76:8 (|| שָׁלֵם); particular of sanctuary Ps 20:3 (|| קֹדֶשׁ), Ps 14:7 = Ps 53:7+; of Jerusalem ׳הַרצֿ Ps 48:3 (|| רָב֑ קִרְיַת מֶלֶח), Ps 78:68 (|| שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה), Isa 24:23 (|| ׳יְרוּשׁ), etc.; ׳הַרֲרֵי צ in same sence Ps 133:3 particularly of sanctuary Isa 4:5 and (|| הַרקָֿדְשִׁי) Joel 2:1; Joel 4:17 הַרֿ ׳קָדְשִׁי צ Ps 2:6 is seat of king. — See also ׳בַּתצֿ, ׳הַהרצֿ, ׳ישֶׁבֶת צ, below בַּת,הַר, יָשַׁב .


צָיוֺן see ציה. צִיּוּן see צוה above.


114 occurrences

II Samuel (1), II Kings (2), I Chronicles (1), Psalms (18), Song of Solomon (1), Isaiah (39), Jeremiah (13), Lamentations (15), Joel (3), Amos (2), Obadiah (2), Micah (9), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (6)