Hebrew · H3405

יְרִיחוֹ

Jericho or Jerecho , a place in Palestine

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יְרִיחוֹ H3405

Pronunciation yĕriyḥwō

What does יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) mean in the Bible?

יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jericho or Jerecho , a place in Palestine".

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What does יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) mean in the Bible?

יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jericho or Jerecho , a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H3405?

The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Jericho (19), Jericho (12), across from Jericho (7), from Jericho (4), to Jericho (4).

Where does יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 22:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (29), Numbers (9), 2 Kings (6), Deuteronomy (3).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

of Jericho 19× Deuteronomy 34:3, Joshua 2:2, Joshua 2:3, Joshua 4:13

Jericho 12× Numbers 22:1, Deuteronomy 32:49, Deuteronomy 34:1, Joshua 3:16

across from Jericho 7× Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48

from Jericho 4× Numbers 34:15, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 16:1, 2 Kings 2:15

to Jericho 4× Joshua 8:2, Joshua 9:3, 2 Kings 2:4, 2 Chronicles 28:15

in Jericho 3× 2 Samuel 10:5, 2 Kings 2:18, 1 Chronicles 19:5

at Jericho 2× Joshua 16:1, 2 Kings 2:5

especially Jericho 1× Joshua 2:1

near Jericho 1× Joshua 5:13

Now Jericho 1× Joshua 6:1

on to Jericho 1× 2 Kings 2:4

opposite Jericho 1× 1 Chronicles 6:78

The men of Jericho 1× Nehemiah 3:2

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First aligned row Numbers 22:1

Aligned rows 57

Books represented 11

Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 29 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 6 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Jeremiah 2

Source forms

יְרִיח֖וֹ 5x yə·rî·ḥōw Joshua 2:2, Joshua 6:2, Joshua 12:9, Joshua 13:32

יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ 5x yə·rî·ḥōw Joshua 3:16, Joshua 4:19, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 10:28

יְרֵח֖וֹ 4x yə·rê·ḥōw Numbers 26:3, Numbers 33:50, Numbers 34:15, Numbers 35:1

יְרֵח֑וֹ 4x yə·rê·ḥōw Deuteronomy 32:49, Deuteronomy 34:1, 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 52:8

יְרִיח֔וֹ 4x yə·rî·ḥōw Joshua 2:3, Joshua 6:26, Joshua 16:1, 2 Kings 2:4

יְרֵחֽוֹ׃ 3x yə·rê·ḥōw Numbers 26:63, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 36:13

בִֽירֵח֔וֹ 2x ḇî·rê·ḥōw 2 Samuel 10:5, 1 Chronicles 19:5

יְרֵח֔וֹ 2x yə·rê·ḥōw Ezra 2:34, Nehemiah 7:36

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - feminine singular 44x Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 7x Joshua 5:13, Joshua 16:7, 2 Samuel 10:5, 2 Kings 2:5

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Joshua 8:2, Joshua 9:3, Joshua 10:1

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Joshua 7:2, Joshua 16:1

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 6:1

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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יְרִיחוֹ

What does יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) mean in the Bible?

What does יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3405?

Where does יְרִיחוֹ (yĕriyḥwō) appear in Scripture?

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