Jericho

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UK/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/

proper noun

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounJericho (plural Jerichos)

plural Jerichos

  1. informalA place of retirement or concealment.

Origin

  1. uga𐎊𐎗𐎃
  2. Biblical Hebrewיְרִיחוֹ
  3. Ancient GreekἸερῑχώ
  4. LatinIerīchō
  5. Old EnglishIericho
  6. Middle EnglishIericho
  7. EnglishJericho

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ
  • Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ)city
Arabic أَرِيحَا, يِرِيحو
  • أَرِيحَا (ʔarīḥā)city
  • يِرِيحوsurname
Basque Jeriko
  • Jerikocity
Bengali আরীহা
  • আরীহা (arīha)city
Bulgarian Йерихон
  • Йерихон (Jerihon)city
Catalan Jericó
  • Jericócity
Chinese Mandarin 傑里科
  • 傑里科 (Jiélǐkē)city
Czech Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Danish Jeriko
  • Jerikocity
Dutch Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Esperanto Jeriko
  • Jerikocity
Estonian Jeeriko
  • Jeerikocity
Finnish Jeriko
  • Jerikocity
French Jéricho
  • Jérichocity
German Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Greek Ιεριχώ
  • Ιεριχώ (Ierichó)city
Hawaiian Ieriko
  • Ierikocity
Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ, יְרִיחוֹ
  • יְרִיחוֹ (y'rikhó)city
  • יְרִיחוֹsurname
Hindi जेरिको, यरीहो
  • जेरिको (jeriko)city
  • यरीहो (yarīho)city
Hungarian Jerikó
  • Jerikócity
Icelandic Jeríkó
  • Jeríkócity
Indonesian Yerikho
  • Yerikhocity
Irish Ireachó
  • Ireachócity
Italian Gerico
  • Gericocity
Japanese エリコ, イェリコ
  • エリコ (Eriko)city
  • イェリコ (Yeriko)city
  • ジェリコ (Jeriko)city
Korean 예리코
  • 예리코 (Yeriko)city
Latin Hiericus, Ierīchō
  • Hiericuscity
  • Ierīchōcity
Latvian Jērika, Jerihona
  • Jērikacity
  • Jerihonacity
Lithuanian Jèrichas, Jerichonas
  • Jèrichascity
  • Jerichonascity
Malay Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Māori Heriko
  • Herikocity
Norwegian Bokmål Jeriko
  • Jerikocity
Persian اریحا
  • اریحا (arihâ)city
Polish Jerycho
  • Jerychocity
Portuguese Jericó
  • Jericócity
Romanian Ierihon
  • Ierihoncity
Russian Иерихо́н
  • Иерихо́н (Ijerixón)city
Scottish Gaelic Iericho
  • Ierichocity
Slovak Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Spanish Jericó
  • Jericócity
Swedish Jeriko
  • Jerikocity
Tamil எரிக்கோ
  • எரிக்கோ (erikkō)city
Turkish Eriha
  • Erihacity
Ukrainian Єрихон
  • Єрихон (Jeryxon)city
Vietnamese Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Welsh Jericho
  • Jerichocity
Yiddish יריחו
  • יריחו (yerikhe)city
Cite this entry
APA

Jericho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jericho

MLA

“Jericho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jericho. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jericho,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jericho.

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