Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗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. · Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount. · The whole nation of Israel. · A male given name from Hebrew.
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor. Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor. Latin Sīōnder. Old English Syon Middle English Sion ▲ Early New High German Zioninflu. English Zion 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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