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Webster 1913 Edition


Zion

Zi′on

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Noun.
[Heb.
tsīyōn
, originally, a hill.]
1.
(Jewish Antiq.)
A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
2.
Hence, the theocracy, or church of God.
3.
The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven.

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Zion

Zion

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Proper noun

Zion

  1. A mountain in Israel on which Jerusalem is built.
  2. Jerusalem.
  3. (metaphorical): The whole nation of Israel.
  4. A male given name of modern usage.
  5. A female given name

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Proper noun

Zion m (genitive Zions)

  1. Zion (a mountain)

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zion

zion

See also: Zion

English

Noun

zion (plural zions)

  1. zayin, Hebrew letter ז.