It is either from צור COR or from אשור A$UR. See here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Syria

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Apr 30, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Uzi Silber wrote:

> On Syria though, I have a question -- is this a name with a Tanakh  
> origin (Sirion?) or Greek or Latin?

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