Strongs Number: H3405
- Hebrew Word
- יְרִיחוֹ
- Transliteration
- Yᵉrîychôw
- Phonetic
- yer-ee-kho'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Location
- Strongs Definition
-
its month; or else from H7306; fragrant; Jericho or {Jerecho} a place in Palestine
- BDB Definition
-
Jericho = "its moon"
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
- Origin
- Perhaps from H3394
- Bible Usage
- Jericho.