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Where does “Sion” come from?

Sion (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Koine Greek Σῑών, from Hebrew צִיּוֹן — Zion.

Ancestry of “Sion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekΣῑών—
2HebrewצִיּוֹןZion

Words derived from “Sion”

  • Zion
  • Zionist
  • Zionism
  • Zionistic
  • Zionwards
  • Zionization
  • Zionistically
  • Zionize
  • Zionification
  • dezionize
  • Post-Zionism
  • anti-Zionism
  • anti-Zionistic
  • anti-Zionist
  • Sion
  • Zionismus
  • Zion
  • zionisme
  • cionista
  • cionizmus
  • Sión
  • Jāioon
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