צידון

Hebrew
Root
צ־י־ד (ṣ-y-d)

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew צִידוֹן (Ṣīḏōn) and Aramaic ܨܝܕܘܢ (Ṣidon) from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /⁠Ṣīdūn⁠/). Cognate of Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

צִידוֹן • (tsidón) f [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

  1. Sidon
    צידון היא העיר השלישית בגודלה בלבנון.
    Tsidon hi ha'ir hash'lishit b'godla biLvanon.
    Sidon is the third-largest city in Lebanon.

References
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