📖 Biblical Definition
Daughter of Zion is the biblical title for the people of Jerusalem — the city personified as a woman, especially in the prophetic books. Often paired with daughter of Judah, daughter of my people. Lamentations grieves the fall of the daughter of Zion; Zechariah 9:9 hails her at the coming of her king (cited at Christ's triumphal entry, Mt 21:5); Revelation 21 makes her the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven as a bride.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
(Composite.) Biblical title for the people of Jerusalem personified as a woman.
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The title appears about 25 times in the Old Testament, predominantly in the prophets. The grammatical figure is feminine personification: the city as woman, mother, daughter, or bride.
Three movements: Lamentations grieves her devastation (Lam 1-5); Zechariah 9:9 hails her king's arrival; Revelation 21 completes her glory.
📖 Key Scripture
Lamentations 1:6 — "And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed."
Zechariah 9:9 — "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee."
Matthew 21:5 — "Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass."
Revelation 21:2 — "And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity often forgets the feminine personifications; Scripture is full of them and they carry theological weight.
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The daughter-of-Zion title traces a redemptive arc. The grieving daughter of Lamentations becomes the rejoicing daughter at the King's coming, and finally the prepared bride of Revelation 21.
The household's appreciation of biblical figural language enriches its reading. Cities are mothers and daughters; the church is bride; the saint is son. Scripture's figural texture is part of its discipling power.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew bat (daughter) plus Tziyyon (Zion).
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Hebrew bat — daughter.
Hebrew Tziyyon — Zion.
Usage
"The daughter-of-Zion title traces a redemptive arc."
"Cities are mothers and daughters; the church is bride; the saint is son."
"Lamentations grieves her; Zechariah hails her; Revelation completes her."