Jericho

See also: Jéricho and Jerichó

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/

Proper noun

Jericho

  1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
  2. A surname.
  3. A male given name.
  4. A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Jericho (plural Jerichos)

  1. (informal) A place of retirement or concealment.

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɛrɪxo]

Proper noun

Jericho n (relational adjective jerišský)

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

Declension

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Further reading

Dutch

Proper noun

Jericho n

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

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Jericho n (proper noun, genitive Jerichos or (optionally with an article) Jericho)

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