יריחו

עברית

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יריחו

  • /jeʁiˈχo/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). In the Tanach also called עִיר הַתְּמָרִים (literally “city of palm trees”) from the large number of date palms that used to be in and around it.

proper noun יְרִיחוֹ · y'rikhó · יְרֵחוֹ

  1. Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)

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"יריחו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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יריחו. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95

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"יריחו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {יריחו},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%97%D7%95},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}