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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Joshua

The co-first authors were Dr. Leung Chit-kay and Mr. Joshua Bernal, both from the same School.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Joshua Kushner and his family, one imagines, will not starve.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

“These incidents will probably, in retrospect, be seen as inflection points in the ways that attackers operate,” said Joshua Saxe, the chief technology officer with the AI security company Abundant Security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

“We share the dissent’s hope that the Supreme Court will settle this matter,” Judge Joshua P. Kolar wrote for the majority.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

“It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls