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Zion (Hebrew: צִיּוֹן, romanized: Ṣīyyōn, [a] LXX Σιών) is a placename in the Tanakh, often used as a synonym for Jerusalem [3] [4] as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel ( 2 Sam 5:7 ), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE.
Zayin (also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Arabic zāy ز , Aramaic zain 𐡆, Hebrew zayīn ז , Phoenician zayn 𐤆, and Syriac zayn ܙ. It represents the sound . The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek zeta (Ζ), Etruscan z, Latin Z, and Cyrillic Ze З, as well as Ж.
Zion is a given name and surname derived from the ancient Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem called the City of David. [1] It is less commonly spelled Sion , [ 2 ] Tzion , Tsion , Tsiyon , Seyon , or Tsiyyon . [ 3 ]
Mount Zion (Hebrew: הר צִיּוֹן Har Tsiyyon) was originally the name of the hill where the Jebusite fortress stood, but the name was later applied to the Temple Mount just to the north of the fortress, also known as Mount Moriah, possibly also referred to as "Daughter of Zion" (i.e., as a protrusion of Mount Zion proper).
As with all handwriting, cursive Hebrew displays considerable individual variation. The forms in the table below are representative of those in present-day use. [5] The names appearing with the individual letters are taken from the Unicode standard and may differ from their designations in the various languages using them—see Hebrew alphabet § Pronunciation for variation in letter names.
Zion is a Biblical term that refers to Jerusalem (and to some extent the whole Land of Israel), and is the source for the modern term Zionism. Mount Zion is a hill outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, but the term previously referred to the Temple Mount, as well as a hill in the City of David.
An exhibit and luncheon are planned in Fort Worth to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the formation of Israel.
When listing the letters themselves. For example, ְמְנַצְפַּ״ך menatzpach lists all the Hebrew letters having special final forms at the ends of words. When spelling out a letter. In this way, אַלֶ״ף spells out alef א, and יוּ״ד spells out yud י. When using this method, gematria may also be significant, as above.