Zion

Betekenis (Engels)

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.
2. (poetic) Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
3. (broadly) The whole nation of Israel.
4. A male given name from Hebrew.
5. A female given name.
6. (Mormonism) An association of the righteous.
7. A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

Sinonieme

Sion

Israel

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State of Israel

Utopia

Yisrael

heaven

Vertalings

Sion

Sião

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Σιών

Sion

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Sión

صهيون

Mont Sion

Zion

Israele

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Israël

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈzaɪ.ən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old English: -

In summary

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/.