Lexical Summary Syria: Syria, a region N. and East of Pal Original Word: ΣυρίαTransliteration: Syria Phonetic Spelling: (soo-ree'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: Syria, a region N. and East of Pal Meaning: Syria -- a region north and East of Palestine Strong's Concordance Syria. Probably of Hebrew origin (Tsor); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia -- Syria. see HEBREW Tsor Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4947: ΣυρίαΣυρία, Συρίας, ἡ, Syria; in the N. T. a region of Asia, bounded on the north by the Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and on the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean (cf. BB. DD. under the word |