Strong's Lexicon Tsidon: Sidon Original Word: צִידוֹן Word Origin: Derived from the root צָדָה (tsadah), meaning "to hunt" or "to fish." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4605 Σιδών (Sidon): The Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Tsidon, used in the New Testament to refer to the same city. Usage: Sidon is a significant ancient Phoenician city located on the Mediterranean coast, north of Israel. It is often mentioned in the Bible as a center of commerce and idolatry. The name is associated with the act of hunting or fishing, reflecting its maritime culture and economy. Cultural and Historical Background: Sidon was one of the oldest and most important Phoenician cities, known for its skilled artisans, particularly in glass and purple dye production. It was a hub of trade and cultural exchange in the ancient Near East. The city is frequently mentioned in the context of its influence on Israel, particularly through the introduction of Baal worship, which was a significant religious and cultural challenge for the Israelites. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan NASB Translation Sidon (22). Brown-Driver-Briggs צִידוֺן and (Genesis 10:15,19; 49:3) צִידֹן proper name, of a location Sidon, Σιδων, ancient Phoenician city, on coast north of Tyre (in Assyrian ‚idum( n)u, COTGloss; Tel Amarna ‚iduna, Phoenician צדן, Old Aramaic צידן; in Egyptian D±-(d)u-na, WMMAs.u.Eur.184); — 'first-born' of Canaan Genesis 10:15 = 1 Chronicles 1:13; northern limit of Canaanite Genesis 10:19, compare Genesis 49:13 defined as רַבָּה ׳צ Joshua 11:8 (so Joshua 19:28 below); also Judges 1:31; Judges 10:6 (׳אֱהֵֹי צ), Judges 18:28; 1 Kings 17:9; named with Tyre Joshua 19:28 (compare Joshua 19:29), 2 Samuel 24:6 (compare 2 Samuel 24:7), Isaiah 23:2,4 and ׳בְּתוּלַת בַּתצֿ Isaiah 23:12 (compare Isaiah 23:5 etc.), Jeremiah 25:22; Jeremiah 27:3; Jeremiah 47:4; Ezekiel 27:8; Ezekiel 28:21,22 (compare Ezekiel 28:2; Ezekiel 28:12), Zechariah 9:2; Joel 4:4. — See PietschmPhöniz. 54 ff. PrutzAus Phönicien (1876), 98 ff. RobBR ii.478 ff. de LuynesVoyage à la mer Morte i 18 ff., and Plural vi-xi. BdPal 3 (1898), 313 ff. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sidon, Zidon Or Tsiydon {tsee-done'}; from tsuwd in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine -- Sidon, Zidon. see HEBREW tsuwd Forms and Transliterations וְצִיד֔וֹן וּלְצִיד֔וֹן ולצידון וצידון לְצִיד֔וֹן לצידון מִצִּיד֗וֹן מִצִּידֹ֔ן מצידון מצידן צִיד֑וֹן צִיד֔וֹן צִיד֗וֹן צִיד֛וֹן צִיד֜וֹן צִיד֣וֹן צִיד֥וֹן צִידֹ֥ן צִידֹֽן׃ צִידֽוֹן׃ צִידוֹן֙ צידון צידון׃ צידן צידן׃ lə·ṣî·ḏō·wn ləṣîḏōwn letziDon miṣ·ṣî·ḏō·wn miṣ·ṣî·ḏōn miṣṣîḏōn miṣṣîḏōwn mitztziDon ṣî·ḏō·wn ṣî·ḏōn ṣîḏōn ṣîḏōwn tziDon ū·lə·ṣî·ḏō·wn ūləṣîḏōwn uletziDon vetziDon wə·ṣî·ḏō·wn wəṣîḏōwnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 10:15 HEB: יָלַ֛ד אֶת־ צִידֹ֥ן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־ NAS: became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, KJV: begat Sidon his firstborn, INT: Canaan became of Sidon his firstborn and Heth Genesis 10:19 Genesis 49:13 Joshua 11:8 Joshua 19:28 Judges 1:31 Judges 10:6 Judges 18:28 2 Samuel 24:6 1 Kings 17:9 1 Chronicles 1:13 Isaiah 23:2 Isaiah 23:4 Isaiah 23:12 Jeremiah 25:22 Jeremiah 27:3 Jeremiah 47:4 Ezekiel 27:8 Ezekiel 28:21 Ezekiel 28:22 Joel 3:4 Zechariah 9:2 22 Occurrences |
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