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צִיּוֺן₁₅₄ proper name [of a location] Σ(ε)ιων; ‚îyyôn, Zion (Syriac [untranscribed source text 4510], older form, according to Lag^{Bn 84}, compare 198); — ׳ צ 2Sam 5:7 +; צִיּוֺ֫נָה Jer 4:6 — stronghold (of Jebusites), ׳ מְצֻדַת צ captured by David, and made his residence 2Sam 5:7 = 1Chr 11:5 (both + הִיא עִיר דָּוִד), on southern part of east hill of Jerusalem, distinct from site of temple 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2 (both ׳ הִיא צ ׳ מֵעִיר ד), not elsewhere in narrative, but often in poets and prophets: as name of Jerusalem, from political point of view (sometimes = inhabitants), Amos 6:7 (|| הַרשֹֿׁמְרוֺן), || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Mic 3:10; Mic 3:12 = Jer 26:18; Isa 4:3; Isa 30:19; Isa 40:9; Isa 41:27; Isa 52:1; Isa 62:1; Isa 64:9; Zeph 3:16; Zech 1:14; Zech 1:17; Ps 51:20 and ( ׳ בַּתצֿ) Isa 52:2; Mic 4:8 (|| ׳ בַּתיְֿרוּשׁ ), Lam 2:13 (|| id.), also (׳ יוֺשֶׁבֶת צ) Jer 51:35 = Jerusalem also Isa 14:32; Isa 33:5+, so especially in phrase ׳ בְּנוֺת צ Isa 3:16; Isa 3:17; Isa 4:4; Song 3:11, ׳ בְּנֵי צ Lam 4:2; Joel 2:23; Ps 149:2 (|| יִשְׂרָזֵל ), cf . Zech 9:13, אֶתבָּֿנֶיהָ ׳ יָלְדָה צ Isa 66:8, and even ׳ הַרצֿ 2Kgs 19:31 = Isa 37:32 (both || ׳ יְרוּשׁ ), Isa 29:8 (|| אַרִיאֵל Isa 29:7), Obad 1:17; Obad 1:21; Ps 48:12 (|| יְהוֺדָה בְּנוֺת Ps 125:1 so also ׳ הַרבַּֿת צ Isa 16:1 and Isa 10:32 Qr ( Kt ׃ בית || ׳ נִּבְעַתיְֿרוּשׁ); compare ׳ מְרוֺםצֿ Jer 31:12 in following ׳ הַרצֿ might refer to temple-hill Isa 10:12 (+׳ יְרוּשׁ), Isa 31:4 (+נִּבְעָתָהּ = ׳ יְרוּשׁ Isa 31:5), Lam 5:18; Joel 3:5 (+ ׳ יְרוּשׁ ); specifically of Jerusalem as abode of ׳ י and place of his worship Amos 1:2; Isa 31:9; Zech 8:3; Mic 4:2 = Isa 2:3, Joel 4:16; Ps 102:22; Ps 135:21; Ps 147:12 (all || ׳ יְרוּשׁ), Ps 76:8 (|| שָׁלֵם); particular of sanctuary Ps 20:3 (|| קֹדֶשׁ ), Ps 14:7 = Ps 53:7+; of Jerusalem ׳ הַרצֿ Ps 48:3 (|| רָב֑ קִרְיַת מֶלֶח), Ps 78:68 (|| שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה), Isa 24:23 (|| ׳ יְרוּשׁ), etc.; ׳ הַרֲרֵי צ in same sence Ps 133:3 particularly of sanctuary Isa 4:5 and (|| הַרקָֿדְשִׁי) Joel 2:1; Joel 4:17 הַרֿ ׳ קָדְשִׁי צ Ps 2:6 is seat of king. — See also ׳ בַּתצֿ, ׳ הַהרצֿ, ׳ ישֶׁבֶת צ, below בַּת,הַר, יָשַׁב .

צָיוֺן see ציה . צִיּוּן see צוה above.