Joshua

ˈdʒɒʃuə

Definition

Definition of Joshua - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

namemale given name from Hebrew

Joshua is a popular name in many countries.

biblical figure

TECH.

Moses' successor who led Israelites into Canaan

TECH.

Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land.

conqueror

leader

religious text

TECH.

book in the Old Testament about Joshua's leadership

TECH.

The Book of Joshua describes the fall of Jericho.

Josue

geography

Rare

city in Texas named after the biblical Joshua

Rare

Joshua is a small city in Johnson County, Texas.

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Joshua tree

tree of the agave family found in the southwestern US

The Joshua tree is native to the Mojave Desert.

Origin of Joshua

Hebrew, Yehoshua (God is salvation)

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abbr.

abr: Jacob or Joshua

nickname for someone named Jacob or Joshua

Josue

religion

book in the Old Testament about Joshua

Josh

names

diminutive of the male given name Joshua

Examples of Joshua in a sentence

We named our son Joshua after his grandfather.
In Sunday school, we learned about Joshua's leadership.
The story of Joshua is often told in sermons.
Joshua is a key figure in biblical history.
Many scholars study the Book of Joshua.
Joshua hosts an annual fall festival.

The population of Joshua has been steadily growing.

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French:Joshua, Josué, ...
German:Joshua, Josua, ...
Italian:Joshua, Giosuè, ...
Spanish:Joshua, Josué, ...
Portuguese:Josué, Joshua, ...
Chinese:约书亚, 约书亚记, ...
Japanese:ヨシュア, ヨシュア記, ...
Arabic:يَشُوع, سفر يشوع, ...
Hebrew:יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, ...
Russian:Иисус Навин, Джошуа, ...
Ukrainian:Ісус Навин, Джошуа, ...
Hindi:जोशुआ, यहोशू, ...
Bengali:যোশুয়া, যিহোশূয়ার বই, ...
Catalan:Joshua, Josuè, ...
Czech:Jozue, Jozua, ...
Danish:Joshua, Josva, ...
Dutch:Joshua, Jozua, ...
Greek:Ιησούς, Ιησούς του Ναυή, ...
Hungarian:Józsué, Józsué könyve, ...
Khmer:យ៉ូស្វេ, គម្ពីរយ៉ូស្វេ, ...
Korean:여호수아, 여호수아서, ...
Persian:یوشع, ...
Polish:Joshua, Jozue, ...
Portuguese (BR):Josué, Livro de Josué, ...
Romanian:Joshua, Iosua, ...
Swedish:Joshua, Josua, ...
Thai:โจชัว, โยชูวา, ...
Turkish:Joshua, Yeşu, ...
Vietnamese:Joshua, Giô-suê, ...

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Definition of Joshua - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of Joshua

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