4622 Sion {see-own'}
of Hebrew origin 06726; TDNT - 7:292,1028; n pr loc
AV - Sion 7; 7
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