Jericho

Meanings

Proper Noun

• city West Bank (region) Palestine (country).
• A male given name.
• A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.

Noun

• A place of retirement or concealment.

Origin

• From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ, from Ancient Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ, recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃. Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.