Joshua
pronunciation
How to pronounce Joshua in British English:
UK ['dʒɒʃwə]
How to pronounce Joshua in American English:
US ['dʒɑʃʊr]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
- a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
Word Origin
- Joshua
- masc. proper name, biblical successor of Moses, from Hebrew Yehoshua, literally "the Lord is salvation." Joshua tree (1867) is perhaps so called because its shape compared to pictures of Joshua brandishing a spear (Josh. viii:18). In the top 10 list of names for boys in the U.S. since 1979.
Example
- 1. Joshua e. keating is an associate editor at foreign policy .
- 2. Joshua and lone , you 've both written books that thread science through your own experiences .
- 3. Joshua 's drawing showed a unique visual perspective which kaufman saw as an important component in creative ideas .
- 4. So joshua made flint knives and circumcised the israelites at gibeath haaraloth .
- 5. Then moses would return to the camp , but his young aide joshua son of nun did not leave the tent .