Zion

专有名词
/ˈzaɪ.ən/    /ˈzaɪ.ən/|/ˈzaɪ.ən/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A hill in Jerusalem, 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.
  2. Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount. poetic
  3. The whole nation of Israel. broadly
  4. A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. A female given name.
  6. An association of the righteous. Mormonism
  7. A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

词形变化

Sion alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor.
Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor.
Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōnbor.
Old English Syon
Middle English Sion
Early New High German Zioninflu.?
English Zion
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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