BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6721
tsi.don — Sidon
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
18 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4605
Sidōn — Sidon
Σιδών, -ῶnος, ἡ (Heb. צִידוֹן), Sidon, a maritime city of Phœnicia: Mat.11:21-22 15:21, Mrk.3:8 7:24, 31, Luk.6:17 10:13-14, Act.27:3.† (AS)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H567
e.mo.ri — Amorite
Someone descended from Amor(?), first mentioned at Gen.10.16; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Amorite = "a sayer" one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt
84 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2850
chit.ti — Hittite
Someone descended from Heth who was a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15; son of: Canaan (H3667); brother of: Sidon (H6721), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called Hittite (KJV: "of Heth") frequently Group of chet (חֵת "Heth" H2845) § Hittite = "descendant of Heth" the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon
45 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2983
ye.vu.si — Jebusite
Someone descended from Jebus(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.16; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Jebusite = "descendants of Jebus" descendants of the 3rd son of Canaan who lived in or around the site of Jebus, the early name for Jerusalem
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2340
chiv.vi — Hivite
Someone descended from Hiv(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Hivite = "villagers" 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6722
tsi.do.ni — Sidonian
Group of tsi.don (צִידוֹן "Sidon" H6721H) § Sidonians an inhabitant of Sidon
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2845
chet — Heth
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15; son of: Canaan (H3667); brother of: Sidon (H6721), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called Hittite (KJV: "of Heth") frequently Also named: chit.ti (חִתִּי "Hittite" H2850) § Heth = "terror" a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1622
gir.ga.shi — Girgashite
Someone descended from Girgas(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.16; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called in KJV: Girgasite; § Girgashite or Girgasite = "dwelling on a clayey soil" descendants of Canaan and one of the nations living east of the sea of Galilee when the Israelites entered the promised land
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6886
tsa.re.phat — Zarephath
Zarephath = "refinery" a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern 'Sura-fend' Also named: Sarepta (Σάρεπτα "Zarephath" G4558)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4606
Sidōnios — Sidonian
Σιδώνιος, -α, -ον (Σιδών), of Sidon, Sidonian; (a) the region: sc. χώρα, Luk.4:26; (b) the people: Act.12:20.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2577
cha.ma.ti — Hamathite
Someone descended from Hamath(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721) and Zemarite (H6786) § Hamathite , of Hamath one of the families descended from Canaan
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4956
mis.r.phot ma.yim — Misrephoth-maim
§ Misrephoth-maim = "burnings of water" a place in northern Palestine near Sidon
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5513
si.ni — Sinite
Someone descended from Sin(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Sinite, of Sin "thorn" or "clay" a tribe of the Canaanites descended from Canaan inhabiting the northern part of the Lebanon district
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6208
ar.qi — Arkite
Someone descended from Arak(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Arkite, of Arki "gnawing" an inhabitant of Arki or Arka
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6786
tse.ma.ri — Zemarite
Someone descended from Zemar(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721) and Hamathite (H2577) § Zemarite, of Zemar "double woolens" one of the Hamite tribes descended from Canaan and inhabitants of an unknown Canaanite city
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H721
ar.va.di — Arvadite
Someone descended from Arvad(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Arvadites = "I shall break loose" the descendants of Arvad, a son of Canaan
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8303
shir.yon — Sirion
Sirion = "breastplate" one of the names of Mount Hermon this one used by the Sidonians Another spelling of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4558
Sarepta — Zarephath
Σάρεπτα, -ων (Ob 20), τά (Heb. צָרְפַת), Sarepta, a city of Sidon: Luk.4:26.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2462
chel.bah — Helbah
§ Helbah = "fertile" a town of Asher, probably on the plain of Phoenicia not far from Sidon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4632
me.a.rah — Mearah
§ Mearah = "cave" an area or cavern in the neighbourhood east of Sidon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H856
et.ba.al — Ethbaal
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.31; father of: Jezebel (H0348) § Ethbaal = "with Baal" king of Sidon, father of Jezebel
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H719
ar.vad — Arvad
§ Arvad = "I shall break loose" a city-island near Sidon
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Fishing; fishery, Gen. 10:15, 19 (A.V. marg., Tzidon; R.V., Zidon); Matt. 11:21, 22; Luke 6:17. (See ZIDON.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
