צִיּוֹן tsiyyon
Hebrew word for “Zion” · Strong’s H6726 · used 154 times in 154 verses
Meaning
Zion = "parched place";
How it is translated
Glosses given for tsiyyon in context, with how often each is used:
- zion 151
- will be from zion 2
- zion towards 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 47 | 2.8 | |
| Psalms | 38 | 1.9 | |
| Jeremiah | 17 | 0.8 | |
| Lamentations | 15 | 9.7 | |
| Micah | 9 | 6.4 | |
| Zechariah | 8 | 2.6 | |
| Joel | 7 | 7.3 | |
| 2 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Obadiah | 2 | 6.9 | |
| Zephaniah | 2 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 4 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Lamentations 2 (7), Micah 4 (6), Isaiah 52 (4), Joel 2 (4), Psalms 48 (3), Psalms 102 (3), Isaiah 4 (3), Isaiah 10 (3), Isaiah 33 (3), Isaiah 51 (3)
Forms
- ציון 107
- בציון 26
- מציון 12
- לציון 5
- ולציון 2
- ומציון 1
- ציונה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with tsiyyon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 45
- בַּת bat “daughter” 34
- הַר har “mountain” 33
- גִּיל gil “to rejoice” 8
- קוֹל qol “voice” 12
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 15
- שָׁכַן shakhan “to dwell” 9
- עִיר ir “city” 14
- צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 11
- שָׂמַח samach “to rejoice” 8
- בְּתוּלָה betulah “virgin” 6
- הָ ha “her” 9
Key verses
The verses using tsiyyon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 2:6 — Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
- Psalms 125:1 — [A Song of degrees.] They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- Isaiah 10:12 — Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart…
- Isaiah 12:6 — Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
- Isaiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth…
- Isaiah 33:14 — The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with…
- Isaiah 35:10 — And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and…
- Isaiah 40:9 — O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up,…
- Isaiah 52:1 — Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the…
- Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;…
- Zephaniah 3:14 — Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
See all 154 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.