Yerikho (יריחו) means Jericho in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Jericho
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yerikho.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר עתיקת־יומין בדרום כיכר הירדן, כ־10 ק״מ מצפון לים המלח.
וַיְדַבֵּר יהוה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה, בְּעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב עַל־יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ; לֵאמֹר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yerikho is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יְרִיחוֹ גם יְרֵחוֹ
- Written without vowel points
- יריחו
- Said
- yerikho
- Root
- י־ר־ח
- Gematria
- 234
This is how Yerikho is said in other languages.
- English
- Jericho
- Arabic
- أريحا
- Russian
- Иерихон
- French
- Jéricho
- Spanish
- Jericó
- German
- Jericho
- Yiddish
- יריחו
These words mean nearly the same as Yerikho.
- עיר התמרים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yerikho is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שושנת יריחו
- מצפה יריחו
- מבואות יריחו
- בקעת יריחו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yerikho comes from the root י־ר־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Yerikho in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yerikho.
What does Yerikho (יריחו) mean in Hebrew?
Yerikho (יריחו) means Jericho. It is said yerikho, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Yerikho (יריחו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yerikho (יריחו) are עיר התמרים.
Is Yerikho (יריחו) masculine or feminine?
The word Yerikho (יריחו) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יריחו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.