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zion

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈzaɪ.ən/
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/ˈzaɪ.ən/ · /ˈzaɪ.ən/ (US)

Definition of zion

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  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.”
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name

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

noun

  1. zayin, Hebrew letter ז.

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Etymology

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,…

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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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