Re: Definition of the word Tsiyon ...

On Feb 21, 1:39 pm, "Heidi Graw" <hg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"John Atkinson" <johna...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John wrote:
It's an alternative spelling of "zion", it seems. Or rather, <zion>
derives ultimately from Hebrew <tsi:yo:n>.

O.k...let's see if we can investigate this a bit further.
In Yiddish there exists a word "tsien"...which means
"to pull, draw, tug; raise, breed."

I think this is where people begin to roll their eyes, Heidi.
The place name Zion has been around since ancient times. It's the
name of a hill in Jerusalem.
So if there is an answer to its "meaning" (i.e. original meaning
before it became just a place name), presumably it will lie in some
ancient language of that region.
You, however, seem to be looking for it in Yiddish, a modern language
closely related to German. Yiddish tsien is not a Hebrew word but a
Germanic word. (Note Standard German ziehen "pull, draw, etc.".) So
you are looking in the wrong place.
I'd be surprised if there weren't at least a couple of explanations of
the name around in terms of Hebrew. Have you looked for those?

Ross Clark




Might tsi:yo:n mean "gathering place?" A place
which pulls or draws people together?

Might it mean "raised place"...a higher up place?

A high up place to where people are drawn to gather?

Any other ideas?

Heidi

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