Jericho
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jericho in British English:
UK [ˈdʒerikəu]
How to pronounce Jericho in American English:
US [ˈdʒɛrɪˌko]
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- Noun:
- a village in Jordan near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as the entered the Promised Land
Word Origin
- Jericho
- Biblical city (Num. xxii:1, etc.), perhaps ultimately from Hebrew yareakh "moon, month," and thus a reference to an ancient moon cult. As a figurative place of retirement (17c.), the reference is to II Sam. x:5.
Example
- 1. And they came to jericho .
- 2. Who knocked down the walls of jericho ?
- 3. The modern jericho the modern jericho .
- 4. And the people crossed over from opposite jericho .
- 5. He healed the waters by jericho with salt .