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Sion

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Elevated.

2

Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut 3:9).

3

The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt 21:5; John 12:15.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

si'-un (si'on; Seon):

(1) A name given to Mt. Hermon in Deut 4:48. The name may mean "protuberance" or "peak," and may have denoted the lofty snow-covered horn of the mountain as seen from the South. It may, however, be a scribal error for Sirion, the name by which the mountain was known to the Zidonians. Syriac takes it in this sense, which, however, may be a correction of the Hebrew. It is possible that this name, like Senir, may have applied to some distinct part of the Hermon Range.

(2) Mt. Sion.

See ZION.

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