zion
/ˈzaɪ.ən/
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Australia/ˈzaɪ.ən/
zion noun: zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
Noun
zion (plural zions)
- zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
Proper noun capitalized: Zion
Zion
- A hill in West Jerusalem, in 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 5:7, column 2
- Synonyms:
- Mount Zion, Moriah, Mount of myrrh
- Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
- The whole nation of Israel.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A female given name.
- An association of the righteous.
- A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
- A national park of the United States, located in Utah.
zion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
zion in Hindi
- ज़ियोन, ज़ियॉन, ज़िओन
zion in Tamil
- சியோன்
zion in Marathi
- झियॉन, झियोन, झिओन
zion in Urdu
- صیہون
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- zion in Bengali
- সিয়োন śiẏōn
- zion in Telugu
- జియోన్
- zion in Malayalam
- സിയോൺ, സീയോൺ
- zion in Kannada
- ಝಿಯೋನ್
- zion in Punjabi
- ਜ਼ੀਓਨ, ਜ਼ਿਓਨ
- zion in Gujarati
- ઝિયોન, ઝીઓન
- zion in Odia
- ଜିଓନ୍, ଜିଓନ, ଜିଯ଼ୋନ
- zion in Nepali
- जियोन, झियोन, जिओन
Synonyms of zion
- Mount Zion
- Moriah
- Mount of myrrh
Forms of zion
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | zions |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Sion |
Origin of zion
From Hebrew ז.
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/.
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Questions about zion
- What does zion mean?
- Zion means zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
- What is zion in Hindi?
- Zion in Hindi is ज़ियोन, ज़ियॉन, ज़िओन. See Zion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is zion?
- Zion can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce zion?
- Zion is pronounced /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zion?
- The plural of zion is zions.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: zion (page history and authors); Zion (page history and authors); zion (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Zion (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); সিয়োন (Bengali) (page history and authors); zion (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); zion (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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