צִיּוּן
tsiy.yunsignpostHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
from the same as H6723 in the sense of conspicuousness (compare H5329); a monumental or guiding pillar
Traditional renderings: sign, title, waymark.
Traditional renderings: sign, title, waymark.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צִיּוּן:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Kings 23:17הַצִּיּ֣וּן · monumentThen the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.”
- Jeremiah 31:21צִיֻּנִ֗ים · the road markers“Set up the road markers, put up the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.
- Ezekiel 39:15צִיּ֑וּן · a pillarAs they pass through the land, anyone who sees a human bone will set up a pillar next to it, until the gravediggers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.