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Sion — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׂיאֹן

שִׂיאֹן

Sîyʼôn · pronounced see-ohn' · Strong's H7865 · a people

Sion means peak.

Built from

שִׂיא sîyʼ (from, H7863) — elevation open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7863; peak; Sion, the summit of Mount Hermon.

First appearance

Deut 4:48 From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon, (KJV)

Every verse that names Sion

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Deuteronomy

Deut 4:48

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