Joshua

Douay Bible, Jos·u·e

[josh-oo-uh]

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.”

Joshua

/ ˈdʒɒʃʊə /

noun

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

2. the book recounting his deeds

Joshua

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.”)

Example Sentences

In the deserts, Palm Springs could get 0.7 to 1 inch of rain, and Joshua Tree National Park could see 1 to 1.5 inches.

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Fink had a pass intercepted in the end zone by Joshua Holani in another huge play for the Eagles.

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“With lithium prices potentially moving higher near term, we see risk/reward as more balanced” for the company, UBS analyst Joshua Spector says in a note.

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The clock is ticking on whether Anthony Joshua is going to fight Jake Paul in December.

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“As a founder, this could be quite troublesome to you,” said Joshua Rauh, a finance professor at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution.

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