Zior

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ZIOR . A town in the hill-country of Judah (  Joshua 15:54 ). It is prob. to be identified with the modern village Sa’ir , about 6 miles N.N.E. of Hebron.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Zi'or. (Smallness). A town in the mountain district of Judah.  Joshua 15:54. It belongs to the same group with Hebron.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

City in Judah.  Joshua 15:54 . Identified by some with Siair, 31 35' N, 35 8' E .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Joshua 15:54

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Joshua 15:54

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Tsior', צַיעֹר , Smallness; Sept. Σιώρ v.r. Σωραίθ; Vulg. Sior), a town in the highland district of Judah ( Joshua 15:54), where it is mentioned in the group around Hebron to the south. (See Tribe Of Judah). Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v.. Σιώρ ) call it a village between Jerusalem and Eleutheropolis. It probably corresponds to the small village still called Sair on the road about six miles north-east of Hebron towards Tekoa (Robinson, Bibl. Res. 1, 488), traditionally pointed out as the site of the grave of Esau (Schwarz, Palest. p. 106).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

zı̄´or ( ציער , cı̄‛ōr  ; Σώρθ , Sṓrth , or Ζιώρ , Siṓr ): A town in the hill country of Judah (  Joshua 15:54 ); probably Si‛air , 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukām ‛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 ).