{"derivation": "of Hebrew origin (H06726);", "kjv_def": "Sion", "lemma": "\u03a3\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd", "frequency": 7, "strongs_def": " Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)", "outline": "<span class=\"literal-meaning\">Sion or Zion = &quot;a parched place&quot;</span><ol><li> the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built<ol><li> the southwestern most and highest of the hills on which the city was built</li></ol><li> often used of the entire city of Jerusalem</li><li> since Jerusalem because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling place of God</li></ol>"}