zion

Z10I1O1N1
UK/ˈzaɪ.ən/

noun

zayin, Hebrew letter ז.

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Mount ZionMoriahMount of myrrhUtopiaSion
OriginHebrew ז →
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Meanings

zion1

nounzion (plural zions)

plural zions

  1. zayin, Hebrew letter ז.

Zion2

proper noun

alternative Sion

  1. biblicalA 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.

    Neuertheleſſe, Dauid tooke the ſtrong hold of Zion: the ſame is the citie of Dauid.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 5:7, column 2

    Synonyms: Mount Zion, Mount Zion, Moriah, Mount of myrrh

  2. poeticJerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
  3. broadlyThe whole nation of Israel.
  4. A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. A female given name.
  6. MormonismAn association of the righteous.
  7. A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
  8. A national park of the United States, located in Utah.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 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.

Similar
Mount ZionMount ZionMoriahMount of myrrh

More synonyms by meaning

nounan imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal

Similar
UtopiaSion
Broader
imaginary placemythical placefictitious place
Also see
israelmount zionsionutopia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

zion · noun

  1. Hebrewז
  2. Englishzion

From Hebrew ז.

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Zion · proper noun

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

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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Translations

Ancient Greek Σιών
  • Σιών (Siṓn)hill ("mount") in Israel
Arabic صَهْيُون, صِهْيُون
  • صَهْيُون (ṣahyūn)hill ("mount") in Israel
  • صِهْيُون (ṣihyūn)hill ("mount") in Israel
  • صُهْيُون (ṣuhyūn)hill ("mount") in Israel
  • صِهْيَوْن (ṣihyawn)hill ("mount") in Israel
Bengali সিয়োন, জায়ন
  • সিয়োন (śiẏōn)hill ("mount") in Israel
  • জায়ন (jaẏon)hill ("mount") in Israel
Bulgarian Цио́н
  • Цио́н (Ción)hill ("mount") in Israel
Catalan Sió
  • Sióhill ("mount") in Israel
Chinese Cantonese 錫安 /锡安
  • 錫安 /锡安 (sek³ on¹)hill ("mount") in Israel
Chinese Mandarin 錫安 /锡安
  • 錫安 /锡安 (Xī'ān)hill ("mount") in Israel
Czech Sión
  • Siónhill ("mount") in Israel
Danish Zion
  • Zionhill ("mount") in Israel
Estonian Siion
  • Siionhill ("mount") in Israel
Finnish Siion
  • Siionhill ("mount") in Israel
French Sion
  • Sionhill ("mount") in Israel
German Zion
  • Zionhill ("mount") in Israel
Hebrew ציון \ צִיּוֹן
  • ציון \ צִיּוֹן (tsiyón)hill ("mount") in Israel
Hindi सिय्योन
  • सिय्योन (siyyon)hill ("mount") in Israel
Irish Síón, Sliabh Shíón
  • Síónhill ("mount") in Israel
  • Sliabh Shíónhill ("mount") in Israel
Japanese ザイオン, シオン
  • ザイオン (Zaion)hill ("mount") in Israel
  • シオン (Shion)hill ("mount") in Israel
Korean 시온
  • 시온 (Sion)hill ("mount") in Israel
Latin Sīōn, Sion
  • Sīōnhill ("mount") in Israel
  • Sionfemale given name
Malay Zion
  • Zionhill ("mount") in Israel
Norwegian Bokmål Sion
  • Sionhill ("mount") in Israel
Persian صهیون
  • صهیون (sahyun)hill ("mount") in Israel
Polish Syjon
  • Syjonhill ("mount") in Israel
Portuguese Sião
  • Siãohill ("mount") in Israel
Russian Сио́н
  • Сио́н (Sión)hill ("mount") in Israel
Scottish Gaelic Sion
  • Sionhill ("mount") in Israel
Slovak Sion
  • Sionhill ("mount") in Israel
Spanish Sion
  • Sionhill ("mount") in Israel
Swedish Sion
  • Sionhill ("mount") in Israel
Thai ศิโยน
  • ศิโยน (sì-yōon)hill ("mount") in Israel
Turkish Siyon
  • Siyonhill ("mount") in Israel
Ukrainian Сіо́н
  • Сіо́н (Sión)hill ("mount") in Israel
Urdu صیہون, صہیون
  • صیہون (saīhūn)hill ("mount") in Israel
  • صہیون (sahyūn)hill ("mount") in Israel
Welsh Seion, Sïon
  • Seionhill ("mount") in Israel
  • Sïonhill ("mount") in Israel
Yiddish ציון
  • ציון (tsien)hill ("mount") in Israel

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zion

brianRyantionIanionlionBryanHawaiianOrionliensionscioncyanMayanpsionprionarionGaianGeminianO'Brienskyan
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Anagrams

zinoIzonNozi
Cite this entry
APA

zion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zion

MLA

“zion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zion.

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