  mount zion' (, har tsiyyon; , jabel sahyoun) is a hill in jerusalem just outside the walls of the old city. mount zion has been historically associated with the temple mount.the significance of jerusalem: a jewish perspective the term is also used for the entire land of israel.this is jerusalem, menashe harel, canaan publishing, jerusalem, 1977, pp.194-195 ==etymology == the etymology of the word zion (á¹£iyyÃ´n) is uncertain.  mentioned in the bible in the book of samuel (2 samuel 5:7) as the name of the jebusite fortress conquered by king david, its origin likely predates the israelites. if semitic, it may be derived from the hebrew root 'á¹£iyyÃ´n ("castle") or the arabic root á¹£iyya ("dry land") or the arabic Å¡anÄ ("protect" or "citadel"). it might also be related to the arabic root á¹£ahÃ® ("ascend to the top") or á¹£uhhay ("tower" or "the top of the mountain"). a non-semitic relationship to the hurrian word Å¡eya ("river" or "brook") has also been suggested.  sahyun ({{lang-ar|ØµÙÙ
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