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Zion

//ˈzaɪ.ən// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hill in Jerusalem, 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."

  2. 2
    Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount. poetic
  3. 3
    The whole nation of Israel. broadly
  4. 4
    A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. 5
    A female given name.
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  1. 6
    An association of the righteous. Mormonism
  2. 7
    A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
  2. 2
    an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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/.

Etymology 2

From Hebrew ז.

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