Sidon — the meaning of the Hebrew name צִידוֹן

צִידוֹן

Tsîydôwn · pronounced tsee-done' · Strong's H6721 · a place · also spelled Zidon

Sidon means fishery.

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Strong's definition

or צִידֹן; from H6679 in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, (KJV)

Every verse that names Sidon

22 occurrences in 22 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Zechariah

Gen 10:15Gen 10:19Gen 49:13Josh 11:8Josh 19:28Judg 1:31Judg 10:6Judg 18:282Sam 24:61Kgs 17:91Chr 1:13Isa 23:2Isa 23:4Isa 23:12Jer 25:22Jer 27:3Jer 47:4Ezek 27:8Ezek 28:21Ezek 28:22Joel 4:4Zech 9:2

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