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Definition of: Joshua
(josh′·ə)
A masculine personal name. Also Lat. Jos·u·a (jos′·ə; Du., Sw. yō′s·ä, Ger. vō′z·ə), Fr. Jo·sué (zhō·zwā′). [<Hebrew, the Lord is salvation]
—Joshua
Son of Nun and successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites; also, the book of the Old Testament ascribed to him.
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