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Ἱεριχώ

Hierichō · Jericho

Greek word · Strong’s number G2410 · appears 7 times in the Bible

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What it means

Hierichō (Ἱεριχώ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Jericho”.

A city near the Jordan, on the road from Galilee to Jerusalem.

How to say it

Hi·e·ri·chō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

The place

JerusalemJericho
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Jericho

    Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank

    A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.

    It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).

    Joshua 6:1Joshua 6:2Luke 10:30Luke 19:1

Where it appears

  • Matthew 20:29

    And as they were going out from Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

  • Mark 10:46

    And they come to Jericho. And as he was leaving from Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting beside the road.

  • Luke 10:30

    And Jesus replied and said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among bandits, who also stripped him and laid blows on him and went away, leaving him half dead.

  • Luke 18:35

    And it happened, as he was drawing near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging.

  • Luke 19:1

    And he entered and was passing through Jericho.

  • Hebrews 11:30

    By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.

And 1 more times.