Lexical Definition

‎יְרִיחוֹ‎ Yᵉrîychôw (yer-ee-kho') Jericho ^N:N--L
or יְרֵחוֹ Yᵉrêchôw (yer-ay-kho'); or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה Yᵉrîychôh (yer-ee-kho'); perhaps from ‎יָרֵחַ‎; its month; or else from ‎רוּחַ‎; fragrant

Jericho.

• § Jericho = "its moon"
• Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine

1) a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (11.5 km) north of the Dead Sea and the first city conquered by the Israelites upon entering the promised land of Canaan

See Greek: Ἱεριχώ

Extended Information

part of: כִּכָּר

• Combined with kik.kar (‎כ‎ִּ‎כ‎ָּ‎ר‎ "Plain" כִּכָּר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְרִיחוֺ‎, ‎יְרִיחֹה‎, ‎יְרֵחוֺ‎₅₇ proper name, of a location Jericho (on form see Baer on Josh 2:1; Jer 39:5 Kö^{Einl. 49}; √ and meaning dubious; according to Thes and others from ‎רָוַח‎, = regio fragrans, the district abounding in palms, rose-gardens, balsam, etc.); — ‎יְרִיחוֺ‎ Josh 2:1 + 27 t. Joshua. (19 t. J E, 3 t. D, 6 t. P), + 5 t. 2Kgs 2 ‎יְרִחוֺ‎ Josh 18:21; 2Sam 10:5; Jer 39:5; Jer 52:8 ‎יְרִחֹה‎ 1Kgs 16:34 ‎יְרֵחוֺ‎ Deut 34:1 (P), vDeut 34:3 (D), Num 22:1 (P) + 9 t. P, 2Kgs 25:5; Ezra 2:34; Neh 3:2; Neh 7:36 + 3 t. Chronicles; — Canaanite city taken by Joshua Josh 6:1 (JE) +; having a king Josh 2:2; Josh 2:3; Josh 8:2; Josh 10:1 (all J E), Josh 10:28; Josh 10:30; Josh 12:9 (all D); near Jordan, whence (‎יְרִיחוֺ‎) ‎יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֺ‎, see ‎יַרְדֵּן‎ above; Mt. Nebo is described as ‎עַלפְּֿנֵי יְרֵחוֺ‎ Deut 32:49; Deut 34:1 (P); (called ‎עִיר הַתְּמָרִים‎ Judg 1:16; Judg 3:13 so in apposition Deut 34:3; 2Chr 28:15); the adjacent plain is called ‎בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֺ‎ Deut 34:3 (JE); ‎עַרְבוֺת יְרֵחוֺ‎ 2Kgs 25:5 = Jer 39:5 = Jer 52:8 ‎יְרִיחוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Josh 4:13; Josh 5:10 (both P); among returning exiles appear ‎בְּנֵי יְרֵחוֺ‎ Ezra 2:34 = Neh 7:36, and among builders of wall ‎אַנְשֵׁי יְרֵחוֺ‎ Neh 3:2 (Be Ry Ryle on the passage and Ezra 2:34); — modern (E)rî µâ; see also GASm^{Geogr. 266 ff}.

‎עִיר הַתְּמָרִים‎ (city of palms) = ‎יְרִיחוֺ‎ q. v.

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