יְרִיחוֹ (ye.ri.cho) means “Jericho” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yer-ee-kho' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יְרִיחוֹ · ye.ri.cho · Jericho
Jericho = "its moon" 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 Also named: Hierichō (Ἱεριχώ "Jericho" G2410)
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יְרִיחוֹ · ye.ri.cho · (Plain of) Jericho
Combined with kik.kar (כִּכָּר "Plain" H3603) § Jericho = "its moon" 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
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or יְרֵחוֹ; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה; perhaps from H3394 (יָרֵחַ); its month; or else from H7306 (רוּחַ); fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Jericho.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of jericho | 19 |
| jericho | 12 |
| across from jericho | 7 |
| from jericho | 4 |
| to jericho | 4 |
| in jericho | 3 |
| at jericho | 2 |
| especially jericho | 1 |
| near jericho | 1 |
| now jericho | 1 |
| on to jericho | 1 |
| opposite jericho | 1 |
| the men of jericho | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of jericho | 18 |
| jericho | 15 |
| at jericho | 4 |
| by jericho | 4 |
| to jericho | 3 |
| unto jericho | 3 |
| from jericho | 2 |
| even jericho | 1 |
| me to jericho | 1 |
| now jericho | 1 |
| right against jericho | 1 |
| them to jericho | 1 |
| to view at jericho | 1 |
| was by jericho | 1 |
| were jericho | 1 |
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Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
Read word by wordSo on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,
Read word by wordThese were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
Read word by wordThey brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Read word by wordThey set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Read word by wordOn the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
Read word by wordThese two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
Read word by wordAgain the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
Read word by wordThese are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Read word by word“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
Read word by wordThen Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
Read word by wordthe Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
Read word by wordThen Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Read word by wordAnd it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
Read word by wordSo the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
Read word by wordthe flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
Read word by wordAbout 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
Read word by wordOn the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
Read word by wordOn the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.
Read word by wordNow when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
Read word by wordNow Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.
Read word by wordAnd Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
Read word by wordAt that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
Read word by wordAnd you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
Read word by wordBut the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
Read word by wordNow Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
Read word by wordOn that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Read word by wordthe king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;
Read word by wordThese were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
Read word by wordThe allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
Read word by wordFrom Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
Read word by wordOn the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Read word by wordThese were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
Read word by wordAnd beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
Read word by wordAfter this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.
Read word by wordWhen this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
Read word by wordIn Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
Read word by wordAnd Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
Read word by wordThen the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
Read word by wordWhen the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
Read word by wordWhen they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
Read word by wordbut the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.
Read word by wordFrom the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.63
When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
Read word by wordThen the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
Read word by wordthe men of Jericho, 345;
Read word by wordThe men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
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