Yericho יְרִיחוֹ

Yericho (Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ, Strong's H3405) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Jericho”. It occurs 57 times.

Definition

H3405G: Jericho

H3405H: (Plain of) Jericho

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Yericho, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

• Numbers 22:1
  And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
• Numbers 26:3
  And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,
• Numbers 26:63
  These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
• Numbers 31:12
  And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
• Numbers 33:48
  And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
• Numbers 33:50
  And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
• Numbers 34:15
  The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
• Numbers 35:1
  And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
• Numbers 36:13
  These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.These are the commandments and ordinances that the LORD gave the Israelites through Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:49
  Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
• Deuteronomy 34:1
  And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
• Deuteronomy 34:3
  And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

Joshua

• Joshua 2:1
  And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
• Joshua 2:2
  And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
• Joshua 2:3
  And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
• Joshua 3:16
  That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
• Joshua 4:13
  About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
• Joshua 4:19
  And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
• Joshua 5:10
  And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.
• Joshua 5:13
  And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
• Joshua 6:1
  Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
• Joshua 6:2
  And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.
• Joshua 6:25
  And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
• Joshua 6:26
  And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
• Joshua 7:2
  And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
• Joshua 8:2
  And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
• Joshua 9:3
  And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
• Joshua 10:1
  Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
• Joshua 10:28
  And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
• Joshua 10:30
  And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
• Joshua 12:9
  The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth–el, one;the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;
• Joshua 13:32
  These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
• Joshua 16:1
  And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth–el,The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
• Joshua 16:7
  And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
• Joshua 18:12
  And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven.On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
• Joshua 18:21
  Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:
• Joshua 20:8
  And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
• Joshua 24:11
  And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 10:5
  When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 16:34
  In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 2:4
  And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
• 2 Kings 2:5
  And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
• 2 Kings 2:15
  And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
• 2 Kings 2:18
  And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
• 2 Kings 25:5
  And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:78
  And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
• 1 Chronicles 19:5
  Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 28:15
  And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

Ezra

• Ezra 2:34
  The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.the men of Jericho, 345;

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 3:2
  And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them.
• Nehemiah 7:36
  The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.the men of Jericho, 345;

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 39:5
  But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
• Jeremiah 52:8
  But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).