Jericho — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְרִיחוֹ

יְרִיחוֹ

Yᵉrîychôw · pronounced yer-ee-kho' · Strong's H3405 · a place

Jericho means its month.

Built from

יָרֵחַ yârêach (perhaps from, H3394) — the moon open in the lexicon ›

רוּחַ rûwach (or else from, H7306) — properly, to blow, i.e. breathe open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or יְרֵחוֹ; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה; perhaps from H3394; its month; or else from H7306; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Num 22:1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jericho

53 occurrences in 53 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

Num 22:1Num 26:3Num 26:63Num 31:12Num 33:48Num 33:50Num 34:15Num 35:1Num 36:13Deut 32:49Deut 34:1Deut 34:3Josh 2:1Josh 2:2Josh 2:3Josh 3:16Josh 4:13Josh 4:19Josh 5:10Josh 5:13Josh 6:1Josh 6:2Josh 6:25Josh 6:26Josh 7:2Josh 8:2Josh 9:3Josh 10:1Josh 10:28Josh 10:30Josh 12:9Josh 13:32Josh 16:1Josh 16:7Josh 18:12Josh 18:21Josh 20:8Josh 24:112Sam 10:51Kgs 16:342Kgs 2:42Kgs 2:52Kgs 2:152Kgs 2:182Kgs 25:51Chr 6:631Chr 19:52Chr 28:15Ezra 2:34Neh 3:2Neh 7:36Jer 39:5Jer 52:8

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