zion

zion · noun¹

1. Hebrew · derived fromז
2. English todayzion

From Hebrew ז.

Zion · proper noun²

1. Biblical Hebrewצִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)
2. Koine GreekΣῑών (Sīṓn)
3. LatinSīōn
4. Old EnglishSyon
5. Middle EnglishSion
6. Early New High GermanZioninflu.
7. English todayZion

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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