Zoan

[ zoh-an, -uhn ]

noun

1. Biblical name of Tanis.

Zoan

/ ˈzəʊæn /

noun

1. See Tanis
   the Biblical name for Tanis

Example Sentences

Zoan is inclosed by a wall, whereas Mizraim is open, and the Nile washes one portion of it.

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Ten obelisks, the work of the same monarch, lie buried at Tanis, the ancient Zoan.

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Hence, probably, it was called Zoan from that luminary; for so we find it named in Macrobius.

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The rulers of Zoan had no longer troops to spare for a funeral procession through the eastern desert.

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Another notable example is the application of the name of Zoan to Cairo.

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