Definition of Joshua

1. Noun. (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho.

Category relationships: Old Testament
Generic synonyms: Religious Leader

2. Noun. A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses.
Exact synonyms: Book Of Joshua, Josue
Generic synonyms: Book
Group relationships: Old Testament, Nebiim, Prophets

Definition of Joshua

1. Proper noun. The sixth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and a book of the Tanakh. ¹

2. Proper noun. (biblical character) The son of Nun, judge Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua. ¹

3. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Joshua

Joseph Smith
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Warren Stilwell
Joseph ben Matthias
Joseph knife
Joseph rhinoplasty
Josephina
Josephine
Josephism
Josephson effect
Josephson junction
Josephus
Josh
Josh.
Josh Billings
Joshua
Joshua tree
Josiah
Josiah Quincy
Josiah Spode
Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Willard Gibbs
Josias
Josie
Josip Broz
Joslyn
Josue
Jotto
Jotun
Jotunn

Literary usage of Joshua

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology by Thomas Paine (1896)
"If, therefore, we find in this book, said to have been written by joshua, references to facts done after the death of joshua, it is evidence that joshua ..."

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