צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn

Meanings

Same root

• צִיּוּןtsîyûwn · H6725a monumental or guiding pillar
• ΣιώνSiṓn · G4622Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)

Where it appears

Appears 154 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 5:7 But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.
• 1 Kings 8:1 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of the Israelites. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion.
• 2 Kings 19:21 And the Lord has spoken this word against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head in derision as you flee.
• 2 Kings 19:31 For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, a group of survivors from Mount Zion. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!
• 1 Chronicles 11:5 The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.
• 2 Chronicles 5:2 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion.