Bible Dictionary

Zior

The name Zior means “ship of him that watches”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Littleness, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:54); the modern Si’air, 4 1/2 miles north-north-east of Hebron.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(smallness), a town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:54) It belongs to the same group with Hebron.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

zi'-or (tsi`or; Sorth, or Sior): A town in the hill country of Judah (Jos 15:54); probably Si'air, 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukam `Aisa (Tomb of Esau) is now shown. It is a considerable village surrounded by cultivated land; a spring exists in the neighborhood; there are rock-cut tombs showing it is an ancient site (PEF, III, 309, Sh XXI).