Jericho
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Jericho
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
Proper noun
Jericho
- A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
- A surname.
- A male given name.
- A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
Jericho (plural Jerichos)
- (informal) A place of retirement or concealment.
Czech
Etymology
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Proper noun
Jericho n (related adjective jerišský)
Declension
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Further reading
- “Jericho”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Jericho”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Proper noun
Jericho n
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)