Associations to the word «Jericho»

Wiktionary

JERICHO, noun. (informal) A place of retirement or concealment.
JERICHO, proper noun. An ancient town in the West Bank.
JERICHO, proper noun. A surname.

Dictionary definition

JERICHO, noun. A village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats