Sion
Elevated.
(1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in
Deuteronomy 4:48
; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (
Deuteronomy 3:9
). (see
HERMON
.)
(2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in
Matthew 21:5
;
John 12:15
.
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