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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca