Type Settlement
Scripts יְרִיחוֹ(Ancient Hebrew)
Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to the Hebrew word יָרֵחַ (yareaḥ) meaning "moon" [1], or otherwise to the Hebrew word רֵיחַ (reyaḥ) meaning "fragrance" [2]. This is the name of a city in Palestine, mentioned several times in the Old Testament.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3394, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3394.
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h7381, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h7381.
