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Zion

UK/ˈzaɪ.ən/ US/ˈzaɪ.ən/ uncommon

noun

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originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem

  • “the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as”
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From Middle English Sion, from Old English Syon, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).

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