Lexicon :: Strong's H3405 - yᵊrēḥô

יְרֵחוֹ

Transliteration

yᵊrēḥô

Pronunciation

yer-ee-kho'

Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Perhaps from יָרֵחַ (H3394)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 915

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: ירחו (Strongs and Gesenius) יריחה (Strongs) יריחו (Strongs)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יְרִיחוֹ Yᵉrîychôw, yer-ee-kho'; or יְרֵחוֹ Yᵉrêchôw; or variation (1 Kings 16:34) יְרִיחֹה Yᵉrîychôh; perhaps from H3394; its month; or else from H7306; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine:—Jericho.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's H3405 in the following manner: Jericho (57x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's H3405 in the following manner: Jericho (57x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Jericho = "its moon"
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

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STRONGS H3405: Abbreviations

יְרִיחוֺ, יְרִיחֹה, יְרֵחוֺ ₅₇ proper name, of a location Jericho (on form see Baer on Joshua 2:1; Jeremiah 39:5 Kö^{Einl. 49}; √ and meaning dubious; according to Thes and others from רָוַח, = regio fragrans, the district abounding in palms, rose-gardens, balsam, etc.); — יְרִיחוֺ Joshua 2:1 + 27 times Joshua. (19 times J E, + 3 times D, + 6 times P), + 5 times 2 Kings 2 [2 Kings 2:4 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 2:15; 2 Kings 2:18;] יְרִחוֺ Joshua 18:21; 2 Samuel 10:5; Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 52:8; יְרִחֹה 1 Kings 16:34; יְרֵחוֺ Deuteronomy 34:1 (P), Deuteronomy 34:3 (D), Numbers 22:1 (P) + 9 times P, 2 Kings 25:5; Ezra 2:34; Nehemiah 3:2; Nehemiah 7:36 + 3 times Chronicles; — Canaanite city taken by Joshua Joshua 6:1 (JE) +; having a king Joshua 2:2, Joshua 2:3; Joshua 8:2; Joshua 10:1 (all J E), Joshua 10:28, Joshua 10:30; Joshua 12:9 (all D); near Jordan, whence (יְרִיחוֺ) יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֺ, see יַרְדֵּן above; Mt. Nebo is described as יְרֵהוֹ על־פְּנֵי Deuteronomy 32:49; Deuteronomy 34:1 (P);

[H5899 (called עִיר הַתְּמָרִים Judges 1:16; 3:13; so in apposition Deuteronomy 34:3; 2 Chronicles 28:15)];

the adjacent plain is called בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֺ Deuteronomy 34:3 (JE); עַרְבוֺת יְרֵחוֺ 2 Kings 25:5 = Jeremiah 39:5 = Jeremiah 52:8; יְרִיחוֺ ע׳ Joshua 4:13; Joshua 5:10 (both P); among returning exiles appear בְּנֵי יְרֵחוֺ Ezra 2:34 = Nehemiah 7:36, and among builders of wall אַנְשֵׁי יְרֵחוֺ Nehemiah 3:2 (BeRy Ryle on the passage and Ezra 2:34); — modern (E)rîḥâ; see also GASm^{Geogr. 266 ff}.

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