Definitions for joshuaˈdʒɒʃ u ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Josh•u•aˈdʒɒʃ u ə(n.)
the successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites. Deut. 31:14, 23; 34:9.
Category: Bible
a book of the Bible bearing his name.
Category: Bible
Princeton's WordNet
Joshua(noun)
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua(noun)
a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
Wiktionary
Joshua(ProperNoun)
The sixth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
Joshua(ProperNoun)
The son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua.
Joshua(ProperNoun)
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Origin: Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Joshua
a Jewish military leader, born of the tribe of Ephraim, the minister and successor of Moses, under whose leadership the Jews obtained a footing in the Land of Canaan.
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