Siṓn — G4622

Definition

locative proper noun

Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)

1. the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built (דָּוִד עִיר, city of David, because David captured it)
2. used very often for the entire city of Jerusalem itself
3. Since Jerusalem, because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling-place of God , the expression τό Σιών ὄρος is transferred to heaven, as the true dwelling-place of God and heavenly beings, the antitype of the earthly Zion

Usually translated as

Sion

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H6726)

Hebrew equivalents

• Tsîyôwn (H6726)

Occurrences

Siṓn occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), John (1)

• Matthew 21:5 — Tell ye the daughter of (Σιὼν) Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
• John 12:15 — Fear not, daughter of (Σιὼν) Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.