Zion – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Zion
n.
hill in Jerusalem which was the site of Solomon's Temple; Jerusalem; Israel
Zion
Zion (
Ṣiyyôn), also
transliterated Sion,
Sayon,
Syon,
Tzion or
Tsion, is a
place name often used as a
synonym for
Jerusalem. The word is first found in which dates from c.630–540 BCE according to modern scholarship. It commonly referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem (
Mount Zion), on which stood a
Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by
David and was named the
City of David. The term
Tzion came to designate the area of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and later became a
metonym for
Solomon's
Temple in Jerusalem, the city of Jerusalem and "the World to Come", the Jewish understanding of the
hereafter.
Zion
Noun
1. originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"
(synonym) Sion
(hypernym) hill
(part-holonym) Jerusalem, capital of Israel
2. Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
(synonym) Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Sion
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Middle East, Mideast, Near East
(member-meronym) Israeli
(part-meronym) Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho
(class) kibbutz
(class) al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa
3. an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
(synonym) Utopia, Sion
(hypernym) imaginary place, mythical place
(hyponym) Erewhon
Zion
n.
Zion, hill in Jerusalem which was the site of Solomon's Temple; Jerusalem; Israel
Zion
n.
Zion, hill in Jerusalem which was the site of Solomon's Temple; Jerusalem; Israel
