H6721 - צִידוֹן (Tsîydôwn)

H6721 צִידוֹן (Tsîydôwn) tsee-done'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Sidon

Biblical Persons & Places

Sidon Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

A man of the Canaanites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15; only referred to as Sidon (צִידוֹן); son of Canaan; a brother of Heth, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

Sidon Sidon

A location first mentioned at Gen.10.19; referred to as Sidon (צִידוֹן), or Sidon/ the Great (KJV= "great Zidon," NIV= Greater Sidon) or Great/ Sidon (צִידוֹן רַב), or Sidonian (צִידֹנִי), or Sidon (Σιδών), or Sidonian (Σιδώνιος).

Strong's Definition

Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine

Derivation: or צִידֹן; from H6679 (צוּד) in the sense of catching fish; fishery;

KJV Usage: Sidon, Zidon.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Sidon = "hunting"

1) ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G4605

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man of the Canaanites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15; son of: Canaan (H3667); brother of: Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Sidon = "hunting" ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צִידֹן / צִידוֹן tsý̂ydôn BDB Definition: Sidon = hunting 1) ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6679 in the sense of catching fish Total KJV Occurrences: 22

Bible Occurrences (22)

10:15 10:19 49:13

11:8 19:28

1:31 10:6 18:28

24:6

17:9

1:13

23:2 23:4 23:12

25:22 27:3 47:4

27:8 28:21 28:22

3:4

9:2

Genesis 10:15

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

Genesis 10:19

and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun shall dwell... by the seashore... and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

Joshua 11:8

and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as...... the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down,... leaving no survivors.

Joshua 19:28

[It went on] to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

Judges 1:31

Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

Judges 10:6

And again the Israelites... did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and... Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites... and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.

Judges 18:28

There was no one to deliver them, because [the city was ] far from Sidon and had no... alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.