Sion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sion	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Sion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sion n 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(s): Zion, Sion Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine Synonym(s): Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal Synonym(s): Utopia, Zion, Sion
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sion elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See {HERMON}.) (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sion, noise; tumult