First names in Hebrew

First name Zion: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ציון

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zion is written ציון

Meaning and origin

What does Zion mean?

Meaning: the name of Jerusalem
Origin: Hebrew

Zion, Tzion in Hebrew, is the name of the hill of Jerusalem where the City of David stood, then of the whole of Jerusalem, and finally of the whole people who love it. The original meaning of the word is debated; it is linked to tziyun, "landmark, marker". As a first name, it is much loved among the Jews of North Africa, of Yemen and of the East.

Gematria

Zion = 156

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ציון has 4 letters:

• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total156

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Zion, from צ to ן:

צַוֵּה אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִים נֹשְׂאֵי אֲרוֹן הָעֵדוּת וְיַעֲלוּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן׃

“Command the priests who carry the Ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”

Joshua 4:16

The book of your first name

Zion, in nine pages

• Zion, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Zion
• Zion, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Zion in three answers

How do you write Zion in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zion is written ציון.

What is the gematria value of Zion?
Written ציון, Zion is worth 156: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Zion mean?
The name of Jerusalem (origin: Hebrew). Zion, Tzion in Hebrew, is the name of the hill of Jerusalem where the City of David stood, then of the whole of Jerusalem, and finally of the whole people who love it. The original meaning of the word is debated; it is linked to tziyun, "landmark, marker". As a first name, it is much loved among the Jews of North Africa, of Yemen and of the East.