Jericho
H3405
Proper Name
UBS
יְרִיחוֹ
Yᵉrîychôwyer-ee-kho'
Proper Name Location
Definition
= town; ◄ located northwest of the {L:Dead Sea<SDBH:יָם־הַמֶּלַח>}; territory of {L:Benjamin<SDBH:בִּנְיָמִן>}; ► first town conquered by {L:Israel<SDBH:יִשְׂרָאֵל>} after they entered {L:Canaan<SDBH:כְּנַעַן>}
Semantic Domains
Names of Locations
Etymology
or יְרֵחוֹ; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה; perhaps from H3394 (יָרֵחַ); its month; or else from H7306 (רוּחַ); fragrant;
Occurrences53
Frequency Rank#614