Zion
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Pronunciations

Zion (ZYE-ahn) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "While there has been a continuous Jewish presence in the land of Israel over the millennia, the yearning to return to Zion, the biblical term for both the land of Israel and Jerusalem, has been a cornerstone of Jewish communal life since the Romans violently colonized the land, sending Jews into exile two thousand years ago." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH צִיּוֹן > Y ציון tsien

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      Tsiyon, Tziyon, Tzion, Tsion

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