Σιδών
Sidōn
Sidon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Σιδών (Sidōn) - Sidon Based on the lexical data provided, Σιδών (Sidōn) is a proper noun appearing 18 times in the Bible, referring to Sidon. As a proper name with no abstract or metaphorical definition offered, it functions as a geographical identifier rather than a word with semantic range or conceptual development. The frequency of its occurrence—18 biblical references—suggests Sidon held sufficient importance to be mentioned repeatedly across biblical narratives, though the lexicon data alone does not specify the contexts of these appearances or the reasons for its recurrence. Without additional information about the specific passages where this term appears, one cannot determine whether it functions consistently as a simple geographical reference or carries symbolic or theological significance within particular biblical accounts. To understand the full meaning and usage range of this term, readers would need to examine the actual biblical passages where Σιδών appears. The lexicon entry itself only confirms that this is an established proper name in the biblical text, appearing with regular frequency.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
18 total occurrences across the text
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Isaiah 23:4Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”
Isaiah 23:12He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
Jeremiah 25:22and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
Jeremiah 27:3Then send them to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the children of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
Jeremiah 47:4because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
Ezekiel 27:8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men, Tyre, were in you. They were your pilots.
Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,
Ezekiel 28:22and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I am against you, Sidon. I will be glorified among you. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I have executed judgments in her, and am sanctified in her.
Joel 3:4“Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head.
Zechariah 9:2and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
Genesis 10:19The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.
Genesis 49:13“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
Judges 1:31Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
Judges 10:6The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned Yahweh, and didn’t serve him.
Judges 18:28There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city and lived in it.
2 Samuel 24:6then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan, and around to Sidon,
1 Kings 17:9“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”