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ṣōʿan צֹ֫עַן ‘Zoan’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Egyptian origin

ṣōʿan pr n loc
Zoan = "place of departure"
1) an ancient city of lower Egypt called Tanis by the Greeks; located on the eastern bank of the Tanitic branch of the Nile; the capital of the Shepherd dynasty, built 7 years after Hebron and existing before Abraham and the dwelling place of the Pharaoh at the time of the exodus
 1a) modern 'San'

Mentioned in Numbers 13:22 Isaiah 19:11, 19:13, 30:4 Ezekiel 30:14 Psalms 78:12, 78:43

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