Bible Encyclopedia: Zior

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ZIOR

zi'-or (tsi`or; Sorth, or Sior): A town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:54); probably Si'air, 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukam `Aisa (Tomb of Esau) is now shown. It is a considerable village surrounded by cultivated land; a spring exists in the neighborhood; there are rock-cut tombs showing it is an ancient site (PEF, III, 309, Sh XXI).

Strong's Hebrew

6730. Tsior -- a place near Hebron
... 6729, 6730. Tsior. 6731 . a place near Hebron. Transliteration: Tsior
Phonetic Spelling: (tsee-ore') Short Definition: Zior. ... Zior. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Zior

ship of him that watches

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Zior

(smallness), a town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:54) It belongs to the same group with Hebron.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Littleness, a city in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:54); the modern Si'air, 4 1/2 miles north-north-east of Hebron.

Thesaurus

Zior (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZIOR. ...Zior (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:54 Humtah,
Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. ...
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Zi'or (1 Occurrence)
Zi'or. Zior, Zi'or. Ziph . ... Zi'or (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath
Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. (See RSV ...
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Zionward (1 Occurrence)

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Kirjath-arba (8 Occurrences)
... And the land rested from war. (DBY WBS YLT). Joshua 15:54 and Humtah, and
Kirjath-Arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities and their hamlets. (DBY WBS ...
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Kiriath (34 Occurrences)
... NIV). Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior;
nine cities with their villages. (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV). ...
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Kiriath-arba (9 Occurrences)
... (ASV BBE JPS NAS). Joshua 15:54 and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba ( the same is Hebron ),
and Zior; nine cities with their villages. (ASV BBE JPS NAS). ...
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Kir'iath-ar'ba (9 Occurrences)
... Hebron. (See RSV). Joshua 15:54 and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba--the same is Hebron,
and Zior; nine cities with their villages. (See RSV). ...
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Kirjatharba (6 Occurrences)
... And the land had rest from war. (KJV). Joshua 15:54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba,
which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: (KJV). ...
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Unwalled (39 Occurrences)
... places. (BBE). Joshua 15:54 And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron),
and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places. (BBE). ...
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Arba (9 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba
(the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages. ...
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Bible Concordance

Zior (1 Occurrence)

Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Zior

Zior: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Judah

Related Terms

Zi'or (1 Occurrence)

Zionward (1 Occurrence)

Kirjath-arba (8 Occurrences)

Kiriath (34 Occurrences)

Kiriath-arba (9 Occurrences)