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

The remaining 75 percent, like the Joshua Grove, which remained too remote for housing development, would be put to other agricultural uses.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

As agentic AI takes off, server CPUs have come to be seen “as indispensable assets,” TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter wrote in a note to clients last week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Joshua Kimmich has dropped in to form a the back three for Bayern.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The company is now exploring for rare earth elements just outside Joshua Tree National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

His pictures did the family well—Cousin Joshua looked like a ratty Algernon Swinburne.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee