- Original: Συρία - Transliteration: Suria - Phonetic: soo-ree'-ah - Definition: Syria = exalted 1. 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 - Origin: probably of hebrew origin H6865 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Probably of hebrew origin [ H6865 ]; Syria (that is Tsyria or Tyre) a region of Asia: - Syria. Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • Syria, 8 Mat 4:24; Luke 2:2; Act 15:23; Act 15:41; Act 18:18; Act 20:3; Act 21:3; Galatians 1:21