Joshua

American  

[josh-oo-uh] / ˈdʒɒʃ u ə /

Douay Bible, Josue

noun

1. 1. (in the Bible) the successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites.

   2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Josh.

2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is salvation.”

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Joshua British  

/ ˈdʒɒʃʊə /

noun

1. Moses' successor, who led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan

2. the book recounting his deeds

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Joshua Cultural  

1. In the Old Testament, the leader who brought the Israelites into the Promised Land after the death of Moses. Joshua is best known for his destruction of the city of Jericho. When Joshua was besieging the city, God instructed him to have his priests blow their trumpets and all his troops give a great shout. At the sound of the shout, the walls of the city collapsed, and Joshua's troops rushed in. (See “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.”)

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Example Sentences

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Joshua

This is the part where the Journal’s premier footy scribes Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg giggle at my stateside naiveté.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Former WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 37, will face Poland's Mariusz Wach in Thailand on 24 July, while two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua, 36, takes on Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia the following day.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The grandmother in the spotlight, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker named Renee, exposes Joshua to the joys of the Big City when he visits from the suburbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Paxton cannot claim ignorance of the law because he enforces it, said Joshua Blank, research director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

As soon as he had finished his unassuming report, however, everyone in the audience knew that a bombshell had exploded in the world of Joshua Lederberg.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson