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'