Bible Dictionary
Sion
Sion is a name used for Mount Hermon in Deuteronomy 4:48 and is also the Greek form of Zion in the New Testament.
Definition
Sion is a name used for Mount Hermon in Deuteronomy 4:48. It is also the Greek form of Zion in the New Testament.
Biblical Usage
As a name for Hermon, Sion identifies a prominent mountain associated with the northern boundary of Israel’s territory. In the New Testament, the form Sion refers to Zion.
Historical Background
The name may mean protuberance, peak, or lofty place. It may have designated the snow-covered summit of Hermon as seen from the south, though a connection with the name Sirion is also proposed.
Scripture References
Deuteronomy 4:48
Deuteronomy 3:9
Matthew 21:5
John 12:15
1Macc 4:37
1Macc 4:60
1Macc 5:54
1Macc 6:48
1Macc 6:62
1Macc 7:33
1Macc 10:11
1Macc 14:27
Hebrews 12:22
Revelation 14:1
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See HERMON.) (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(lofty), Mount.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>si'-un (si'on; Seon):</p><p>(1) A name given to Mt. Hermon in De 4:48. The name may mean "protuberance" or "peak," and may have denoted the lofty snow-covered horn of the mountain as seen from the South. It may, however, be a scribal error for Sirion, the name by which the mountain was known to the Zidonians. Syriac takes it in this sense, which, however, may be a correction of the Hebrew. It is possible that this name, like Senir, may have applied to some distinct part of the Hermon Range.</p><p>(2) Mt. Sion.</p><p>See ZION.</p>