יְרִיחוֹ

Strong’s Definition

Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

or יְרֵחוֹ; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה; perhaps from H3394 (יָרֵחַ); its month; or else from H7306 (רוּחַ); fragrant;

KJV Usage

Jericho.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉrîychôw; Pronunciation: yer-ee-kho'