יְרִיחֹו

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H3405

Transliteration: Yᵉrîychôw

Pronunciation: yer-ee-kho'

Definition: Jericho

Original: יריחה ירחו יריחו

Transliteration: yerı̂ychô yerêchô yerı̂ychôh

Phonetic: yer-ee-kho'

BDB Definition:

Jericho = "its moon"

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

Origin: perhaps from H3394" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3394

TWOT entry: 915