Zion — the meaning of the Hebrew name צִיּוֹן

צִיּוֹן

Tsîyôwn · pronounced tsee-yone' · Strong's H6726 · a place

Zion means Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem.

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Strong's definition

the same (regularly) as H6725; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem.

First appearance

2Sam 5:7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zion

153 occurrences in 153 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Zephaniah, Zechariah

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