Joshua

American

[josh-oo-uh] / ˈdʒɒʃ u ə /

Douay Bible, Josue

noun

1. (in the Bible) the successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites.
2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Josh.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is salvation.”

Joshua British

/ ˈdʒɒʃʊə /

noun

Moses' successor, who led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan
the book recounting his deeds

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Joshua Cultural

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.”)

Example Sentences

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Verhoeven had been loosely linked with a bout against Joshua before the Briton's car crash in December.

From BBC

Years earlier, Joshua L. Steiner kept a diary while working as a senior official in the Treasury Department under President Bill Clinton.

From The Wall Street Journal

“With stocks like Nvidia so consistently beating market expectations, it becomes difficult to know exactly what they have to do to impress the markets,” said Scope Markets analyst Joshua Mahony.

From Barron's

Joshua Quinones said in his closing argument Thursday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Cotter, who will take over from incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss at the Queensland Reds next season, has reshuffled his front row with Joshua Fusitu'a ruled out with an elbow injury.

From Barron's

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