jericho
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A surname.
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A male given name.
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A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Etymology
From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Iericho, Ierīchō, Ἰερῑχώ, יְרִיחוֹ, 𐎊𐎗𐎃
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/