ציון \ צִיּוֹן
tsiyónfeminine
The English phrase "Zion" is translated into Hebrew as ציון \ צִיּוֹן (tsiyón).
ציון \ צִיּוֹן is a name referring to a hill or mount in Israel.
Meaning: hill ("mount") in Israel (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
This word is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
tsiyón
Did you know?
- In modern Hebrew, ציון is also the standard word for a 'grade' or 'score' received on a test.
- Certain Jewish liturgical poems refer to ציון as a bride, personifying the location as a feminine figure of longing.
- The term ציון has several competing linguistic roots in the Hebrew Bible, with scholars debating whether it stems from roots meaning 'to signal' or 'to be red'.
Example sentences for Hebrew are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “zion” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ציון, CC BY-SA 4.0.
