zion
/ˈzaɪ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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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.
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Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
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A male given name from Hebrew.
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A female given name.
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An association of the righteous.
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A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
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A national park of the United States, located in Utah.
Example Sentences
Etymology
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/.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈzaɪ.ən/
- British English: /ˈzaɪ.ən/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.