Jericho

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Jericho

/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.

proper noun

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
A surname.
A male given name.
A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.
A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
A town in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky.
An unincorporated community in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
An unincorporated community in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
A village in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
A town and village therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.
An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
An unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown, Calumet County, Wisconsin.
An unincorporated community in the town of Mukwonago, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

noun Jerichos

informal A place of retirement or concealment.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hebron, jerusalem, gaza, town, enclave, jim, jie, jewrusalem, samaria, palestinian jerusalem, west jerusalem, sheikh jarrah, ariel, west bank, jaffa, joppa

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name city

Español	Jericó
한국어	예리코 Yeriko
日本語	エリコ Eriko, イェリコ Yeriko, ジェリコ Jeriko
中文	傑里科 Jiélǐkē
हिन्दी	जेरिको jeriko, यरीहो yarīho
Português	Jericó
Français	Jéricho
Deutsch	Jericho
Italiano	Gerico
Ελληνικά	Ιεριχώ Ierichó
Română	Ierihon
Русский	Иерихо́н Ijerixón
Tiếng Việt	Jericho
العربية	أَرِيحَا ʔarīḥā
עברית	יְרִיחוֹ y'rikhó

name surname

العربية	يِرِيحو
עברית	יְרִיחוֹ

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BibTeX

@misc{jericho_2026,
  title = {Jericho},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jericho},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}