The meaning of “יְרִיחוֹ”
Understanding Yᵉrîychôw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יְרֵחוֹ Yᵉrêchôw (yer-ay-kho'); or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה Yᵉrîychôh (yer-ee-kho'); perhaps from יָרֵחַ; i...
יְרִיחוֹ
or יְרֵחוֹ Yᵉrêchôw (yer-ay-kho'); or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה Yᵉrîychôh (yer-ee-kho'); perhaps from יָרֵחַ; its month; or else from רוּחַ; fragrant Jericho. - § Jericho = "its moon" - Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 33:48 | “And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.” Word: יְרִיחוֹ (Yᵉrîychôw) | |
| Joshua 8:2 | “And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.” Word: יְרִיחוֹ (Yᵉrîychôw) | |
| 1 Kings 16:34 | “In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. ” Word: יְרִיחוֹ (Yᵉrîychôw) | |
| 1 Chronicles 19:5 | “Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.” Word: יְרִיחוֹ (Yᵉrîychôw) | |
| Ezra 2:34 | “The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.” Word: יְרִיחוֹ (Yᵉrîychôw) |