Strong's Number G4947

Συρία

Suria · soo-ree'-ah

Transliteration:

Suria{soo-ree'-ah}

Word Origin:

probably of Hebrew origin 6865

Part of Speech:

proper name location

Strong's Definition:

Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia

Usage in the KJV:

Syria 8

Total: 8
Occurs 8 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

Syria = "exalted"

a region of Asia bounded on the north by Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean