Word: siwn

Pronounce: see-own'

Strongs Number: G4622

Orig: of Hebrew origin H6726 ; Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant):--Sion. H6726

Use: TDNT-7:292,1028 Noun Location

Heb Strong: H6726

Sion or Zion = "a parched place"

1) the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built
1a) the southwestern most and highest of the hills on which the city was built
2) often used of the entire city of Jerusalem
3) since Jerusalem because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling place of God