6721. Tsidon
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Tsidon: Sidon

Original Word: צִידוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tsidon
Pronunciation: tsee-DONE
Phonetic Spelling: (tsee-done')
Definition: Sidon
Meaning: Tsidon

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 Origin
of 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 wəṣîḏōwn
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Englishman'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
HEB: גְּב֤וּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִצִּידֹ֔ן בֹּאֲכָ֥ה גְרָ֖רָה
NAS: extended from Sidon as you go
KJV: of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest
INT: the territory of the Canaanite Sidon go Gerar

Genesis 49:13
HEB: וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ עַל־ צִידֹֽן׃ ס
NAS: And his flank [shall be] toward Sidon.
KJV: and his border [shall be] unto Zidon.
INT: and his flank toward Sidon

Joshua 11:8
HEB: וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם עַד־ צִיד֣וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וְעַד֙
NAS: as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim
KJV: them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim,
INT: and pursued far Sidon Great until

Joshua 19:28
HEB: וְקָנָ֑ה עַ֖ד צִיד֥וֹן רַבָּֽה׃
NAS: as far as Great Sidon.
KJV: and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;
INT: and Kanah far Sidon Great

Judges 1:31
HEB: וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י צִיד֑וֹן וְאֶת־ אַחְלָ֤ב
NAS: or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab,
KJV: nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab,
INT: of Acco the inhabitants of Sidon of Ahlab of Achzib

Judges 10:6
HEB: וְאֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֨י צִיד֜וֹן וְאֵ֣ת ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י
NAS: the gods of Sidon, the gods
KJV: and the gods of Zidon, and the gods
INT: of Aram the gods of Sidon the gods of Moab

Judges 18:28
HEB: רְֽחוֹקָה־ הִ֣יא מִצִּיד֗וֹן וְדָבָ֤ר אֵין־
NAS: it was far from Sidon and they had no
KJV: because it [was] far from Zidon, and they had no business
INT: far he Sidon dealings was no

2 Samuel 24:6
HEB: וְסָבִ֖יב אֶל־ צִידֽוֹן׃
NAS: to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon,
KJV: to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,
INT: and around to Sidon

1 Kings 17:9
HEB: צָרְפַ֙תָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְצִיד֔וֹן וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם
NAS: which belongs to Sidon, and stay
KJV: thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell
INT: to Zarephath which to Sidon and stay there

1 Chronicles 1:13
HEB: יָלַ֛ד אֶת־ צִיד֥וֹן בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־
NAS: became the father of Sidon, his firstborn,
KJV: begat Zidon his firstborn,
INT: Canaan became of Sidon his firstborn Heth

Isaiah 23:2
HEB: אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִיד֛וֹן עֹבֵ֥ר יָ֖ם
NAS: You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers
KJV: thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over
INT: of the coastland merchants of Sidon crossed the sea

Isaiah 23:4
HEB: בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי־ אָמַ֣ר
NAS: Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea
KJV: Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea
INT: be ashamed Sidon for speaks

Isaiah 23:12
HEB: בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת־ צִיד֗וֹן [כִּתִּיִּים כ]
NAS: daughter of Sidon. Arise,
KJV: daughter of Zidon: arise,
INT: virgin daughter of Sidon Chittim Arise

Jeremiah 25:22
HEB: כָּל־ מַלְכֵ֣י צִיד֑וֹן וְאֵת֙ מַלְכֵ֣י
NAS: the kings of Sidon and the kings
KJV: and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings
INT: all the kings of Sidon and the kings of the coastlands

Jeremiah 27:3
HEB: וְאֶל־ מֶ֣לֶךְ צִיד֑וֹן בְּיַ֤ד מַלְאָכִים֙
NAS: and to the king of Sidon by the messengers
KJV: and to the king of Zidon, by the hand
INT: and to the king of Sidon the hand the messengers

Jeremiah 47:4
HEB: לְהַכְרִ֤ית לְצֹר֙ וּלְצִיד֔וֹן כֹּ֖ל שָׂרִ֣יד
NAS: from Tyre and Sidon Every
KJV: from Tyrus and Zidon every helper
INT: to cut Tyre and Sidon Every is left

Ezekiel 27:8
HEB: יֹשְׁבֵ֤י צִידוֹן֙ וְאַרְוַ֔ד הָי֥וּ
NAS: The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
KJV: The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad
INT: the inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad become

Ezekiel 28:21
HEB: פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־ צִיד֑וֹן וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: toward Sidon, prophesy
KJV: thy face against Zidon, and prophesy
INT: your face toward Sidon prophesy against

Ezekiel 28:22
HEB: הִנְנִ֤י עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ צִיד֔וֹן וְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְ
NAS: I am against you, O Sidon, And I will be glorified
KJV: GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified
INT: behold I am against Sidon will be glorified your midst

Joel 3:4
HEB: לִי֙ צֹ֣ר וְצִיד֔וֹן וְכֹ֖ל גְּלִיל֣וֹת
NAS: are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all
KJV: Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts
INT: you Tyre Sidon and all the regions

Zechariah 9:2
HEB: בָּ֑הּ צֹ֣ר וְצִיד֔וֹן כִּ֥י חָֽכְמָ֖ה
NAS: on it; Tyre and Sidon, though
KJV: thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very
INT: borders Tyre and Sidon though wise

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6721
22 Occurrences


lə·ṣî·ḏō·wn — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣî·ḏōn — 2 Occ.
ṣî·ḏōn — 16 Occ.
ū·lə·ṣî·ḏō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣî·ḏō·wn — 2 Occ.
















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