Word: suria

Pronounce: soo-ree'-ah

Strongs Number: G4947

Orig: probably of Hebrew origin H6865 ; Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:--Syria. H6865

Use: Noun Location

Heb Strong:

Syria = "exalted"

1) a region of Asia bounded on the north by Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean